Privacy Unpacked

Weekly breach brief

Data breaches in the week of 29 Sept – 5 Oct 2025

16 data breaches on the tracker, 16 confirmed by the organisation or a regulator.

Breaches
16
Notices in CA and WA
16
Ransomware claims
200
Largest
187,457

The largest

  1. HomeRefill 187,457 accounts Brazil
  2. Latest Pilot Jobs 118,864 accounts
  3. Artists&Clients 95,351 accounts

Every breach this week, by country

United States 13

Country being checked 2

Brazil 1

Ransomware claims

Gangs named 200 organisations on their leak sites this week. A claim is the gang’s word, not a confirmed breach.

Every week

Follow the brief: one entry a week (Atom). The 2026 report has the year so far.

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