Privacy Unpacked

Weekly breach brief

Data breaches in the week of 16–22 October 2023

15 data breaches on the tracker, 15 confirmed by the organisation or a regulator.

Breaches
15
Notices in CA and WA
12
Largest
8.2M

The largest

  1. Tunngle 8,192,928 accounts
  2. AndroidLista 6,640,643 accounts
  3. Sphero 832,255 accounts
  4. Phoenix 74,776 accounts

Every breach this week, by country

United States 11

Country being checked 4

  • Tunngle 21 October 2023 · 8,192,928 accounts
  • AndroidLista 17 October 2023 · 6,640,643 accounts
  • Sphero 20 October 2023 · 832,255 accounts
  • Phoenix 17 October 2023 · 74,776 accounts

What regulators did

  • Reprimand · UK Information Commissioner’s Office · Gap Personnel Holdings Limited The decision 19 October 2023
Every week

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