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Weekly breach brief

Data breaches in the week of 26 Jan – 1 Feb 2026

48 data breaches on the tracker, 48 confirmed by the organisation or a regulator.

Breaches
48
Notices in CA and WA
15
Ransomware claims
151
Largest
29.8M

The largest

  1. SoundCloud 29,815,722 accounts
  2. Panera Bread 5,112,502 accounts
  3. Alpine Ear Nose and Throat 65,648 people United States
  4. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP 46,602 people United States
  5. CFD Investments, Inc. (“CFD”) 31,731 people United States
  6. Volvo Group North America LLC 18,098 people United States

Every breach this week, by country

United States 46

Country being checked 2

Ransomware claims

Gangs named 151 organisations on their leak sites this week, against 220 the week before. 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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