Privacy UnpackedWeekly breach brief
Data breaches in the week of 3–9 August 2026
22 data breaches on the tracker, 22 confirmed by the organisation or a regulator.
- Breaches
- 22
- Notices in CA and WA
- 14
- Ransomware claims
- 336
- Largest
- 732,162
The largest
- Brinks Home 732,162 accounts
- American Addiction Centers 327,754 patients United States
- Inter-Con Security 276,114 accounts United States
- Alcon 218,395 accounts Switzerland
- NFI North, Inc. 49,540 patients United States
- PAMCAH-UA Local 675 Health and Welfare Fund 8,319 patients United States
Every breach this week, by country
United States 20
- American Addiction Centers 7 August 2026 · 327,754 patients
- Inter-Con Security 5 August 2026 · 276,114 accounts
- NFI North, Inc. 5 August 2026 · 49,540 patients
- Village Practice Management Company, LLC 4 August 2026 · 25,022 Texas residents
- PAMCAH-UA Local 675 Health and Welfare Fund 3 August 2026 · 8,319 patients
- Pathfinder LL&D Insurance Group 4 August 2026 · 7,802 Texas residents
- The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago 4 August 2026 · 5,639 Texas residents
- Indico Data Solutions 7 August 2026 · 4,840 patients
- RUS Industrial, LLC 7 August 2026 · 4,343 Texas residents
- CTS Journey Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability comp 3 August 2026 · 2,226 Washington residents
- Superb Shifts, Inc. 4 August 2026 · 1,577 Texas residents
- Central Arkansas Pediatrics, P.A. 7 August 2026 · 1,500 patients
- Deseye, PLLC d/b/a Princeton Family Eye Care 7 August 2026 · 1,050 patients
- Acumen Fiscal Agent 7 August 2026 · 990 Texas residents
- Horizon Eye Care Laser & Eye Surgery Center 7 August 2026 · 501 patients
- Travis County WCID # 17 7 August 2026 · 409 Texas residents
- Sullivan Environmental Services, Inc. 4 August 2026 · 399 Texas residents
- Deaconess Health System 7 August 2026 · 374 Texas residents
- VA Loan Lady 7 August 2026 · 286 Texas residents
- Golden Opportunities And Local Support, LLC 7 August 2026
Country being checked 1
- Brinks Home 8 August 2026 · 732,162 accounts
Switzerland 1
- Alcon 9 August 2026 · 218,395 accounts
Ransomware claims
Gangs named 336 organisations on their leak sites this week, against 210 the week before. A claim is the gang’s word, not a confirmed breach.
What regulators did
- Reprimand · UK Information Commissioner’s Office · ACRO Criminal Records Office The decision 7 August 2026
Every week
- 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 67 data breaches so far
- 19–25 October 2026 80 data breaches
- 12–18 October 2026 56 data breaches
- 5–11 October 2026 48 data breaches
- 28 Sept – 4 Oct 2026 68 data breaches
- 21–27 September 2026 62 data breaches
- 14–20 September 2026 57 data breaches
- 7–13 September 2026 33 data breaches
- 31 Aug – 6 Sept 2026 49 data breaches
- 24–30 August 2026 52 data breaches
- 17–23 August 2026 53 data breaches
- 10–16 August 2026 42 data breaches
- 3–9 August 2026 22 data breaches
- 27 Jul – 2 Aug 2026 26 data breaches
- 20–26 July 2026 7 data breaches
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