Privacy Unpacked

Weekly breach brief

Data breaches in the week of 23–29 October 2023

13 data breaches on the tracker, 13 confirmed by the organisation or a regulator.

Breaches
13
Notices in CA and WA
15
Largest
4.3M

The largest

  1. MemeChat 4,348,570 accounts
  2. Toumei 76,682 accounts Japan

Every breach this week, by country

United States 11

Country being checked 1

  • MemeChat 29 October 2023 · 4,348,570 accounts

Japan 1

  • Toumei 27 October 2023 · 76,682 accounts

What regulators did

  • Reprimand · UK Information Commissioner’s Office · Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) The decision 26 October 2023
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