Privacy Unpacked

Weekly breach brief

Data breaches in the week of 27 Jul – 2 Aug 2026

26 data breaches on the tracker, 26 confirmed by the organisation or a regulator.

Breaches
26
Notices in CA and WA
15
Ransomware claims
210
Largest
865,336

The largest

  1. SplitVPN 865,336 accounts
  2. Houston City College 831,642 accounts United States
  3. A-O-M-S, P.L.L.C. d/b/a Arkansas Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons 64,831 patients United States
  4. Tarboro Family Dentistry 4,713 patients United States
  5. Interim HealthCare Inc. 1,283 patients United States
  6. Manning Regional Healthcare Center 746 patients United States

Every breach this week, by country

United States 25

Country being checked 1

  • SplitVPN 1 August 2026 · 865,336 accounts

Ransomware claims

Gangs named 210 organisations on their leak sites this week, against 230 the week before. A claim is the gang’s word, not a confirmed breach.

What regulators did

  • Reprimand · UK Information Commissioner’s Office · Chief Constable Commissioner for the Metropolis/ Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) The decision 27 July 2026
  • Enforcement notice · UK Information Commissioner’s Office · Chief Constable Commissioner for the Metropolis/ Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) The decision 27 July 2026
Every week

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

From the data breach tracker: official notices, breach databases and the news, every fact with its source. Open data (CC BY 4.0) · How the tracker works · Found a mistake? Tell us and we correct it.