Privacy Unpacked

Weekly breach brief

Data breaches in the week of 31 Aug – 6 Sept 2026

49 data breaches on the tracker, 49 confirmed by the organisation or a regulator.

Breaches
49
Notices in CA and WA
20
Ransomware claims
204
Largest
8.8M

The largest

  1. Manchester Airports Group 8,849,657 accounts United Kingdom
  2. Questel 1,226,209 accounts
  3. Catalyst Brands LLC 187,341 people United States
  4. HumanEdge, Inc 58,596 people United States
  5. Fiesta Insurance Franchise Corporation 48,092 people United States
  6. Bimbo Bakeries USA (Oracle) 46,064 people United States

Every breach this week, by country

United States 47

United Kingdom 1

Country being checked 1

  • Questel 1 September 2026 · 1,226,209 accounts

Ransomware claims

Gangs named 204 organisations on their leak sites this week, against 240 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.

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.