Privacy Unpacked

Weekly breach brief

Data breaches in the week of 13–19 July 2026

50 data breaches on the tracker, 50 confirmed by the organisation or a regulator.

Breaches
50
Notices in CA and WA
25
Ransomware claims
175
Largest
23.3M

The largest

  1. Paidwork 23,272,765 accounts
  2. Goose Creek 6,574,121 accounts
  3. BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc. 550,164 people United States
  4. Lifespan Physician Group of Massachusetts Inc dba Brown Health Medical Group 311,760 people United States
  5. Eyemart Express, LLC 189,432 people United States
  6. Fiesta Insurance Franchise Corporation 160,151 people United States

Every breach this week, by country

United States 48

Country being checked 2

Ransomware claims

Gangs named 175 organisations on their leak sites this week, against 241 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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