Privacy Unpacked

Weekly breach brief

Data breaches in the week of 2–8 October 2023

19 data breaches on the tracker, 18 confirmed by the organisation or a regulator.

Breaches
19
Notices in CA and WA
21
Largest
1.4M

The largest

  1. PaySystem.tech 1,410,764 accounts
  2. Horse Isle 27,786 accounts
  3. Activision 16,006 accounts

Every breach this week, by country

United States 16

Country being checked 3

What regulators did

  • Reprimand · UK Information Commissioner’s Office · Chief Constable West Mercia Police and Chief Constable Warwickshire Police The decision 6 October 2023
Every week

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