Breaches & incidents
The victims' side of the threat pictureWho is being attacked
Data breaches and cyber incidents made public — reported to regulators, disclosed by the companies themselves, or catalogued after a leak. Who was hit, when, how, and how many people or accounts were affected.
- Incidents disclosed
- 613
- last 12 months, every source
- People in US health breaches
- 70.4M
- 473 breaches reported to HHS
- Material incidents, US listed firms
- 23
- SEC 8-K Item 1.05, 12 months
- Accounts in new breach records
- 521.9M
- 125 breaches added to HIBP
Coverage. Mostly the United States: the cleanest public records of named victims come from US regulators. Ransomware victims worldwide, India included, are on the ransomware victims page. Every count is a lower bound — only disclosed incidents appear.
1Key findings
- Most common attackHacking / intrusion78% of named-victim incidents in the last 24 months
- Most targeted sectorHealthcare748 incidents in the last 24 months
- Most people affectedConduent Business Services LLC62.2M people · 8 Oct 2025
- Most accounts exposed1win96.2M accounts · 2 Nov 2024
- Named most oftenFieldtex Products, Inc.in 5 disclosures, 20 Nov 2025 – 12 Dec 2025
- Latest disclosurePark Dental Partners, Inc.Hacking / intrusion · 7 Oct 2026 · SEC 8-K
2Trends
The last 24 months, dated when the incident happened where the source says, otherwise when it was reported.
- Hacking / intrusion793
- Data breach (cause not stated)150
- Unauthorised access or disclosure60
- Ransomware9
- Credential compilation (no single victim)5
- Infostealer logs5
- Theft or loss4
- Error / misconfiguration1
- Hacking / intrusion793
- Data breach (cause not stated)150
- Unauthorised access or disclosure60
- Ransomware9
- Credential compilation (no single victim)5
- Infostealer logs5
- Theft or loss4
- Error / misconfiguration1
- Hacking / intrusion793
- Data breach (cause not stated)150
- Unauthorised access or disclosure60
- Ransomware9
- Credential compilation (no single victim)5
- Infostealer logs5
- Theft or loss4
- Error / misconfiguration1
- Hacking / intrusion77%
- Data breach (cause not stated)15%
- Unauthorised access or disclosure6%
- Ransomware1%
- Credential compilation (no single victim)0%
- Infostealer logs0%
- Theft or loss0%
- Error / misconfiguration0%
3Sectors
Who the incidents hit, where the source names a sector, and how each sector was attacked.
- In healthcare, 91% of incidents were hacking / intrusion.
| Hacking / intrusion | Data breach (cause not stated) | Unauthorised access or disclosure | Ransomware | Theft or loss | Error / misconfiguration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 681 | 60 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Information | 25 | 3 | ||||
| Manufacturing | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Professional Services | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Retail | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 6 | |||||
| Services | 5 | |||||
| Transportation | 4 |
4Largest incidents
The last 24 months. People and accounts are counted apart: an account list can hold one person many times. Credential compilations, which name no victim, are left out.
- 1Conduent Business Services LLC62.2M people
- 2DentaQuest, LLC15.0M people
- 3Aflac Incorporated (“Aflac”)13.9M people
- 4Aesto, LLC9.5M people
- 5Episource, LLC6.7M people
- 6AdaptHealth, LLC4.1M people
- 7Unlimited Technology Systems, LLC3.8M people
- 8CareCloud, Inc.3.8M people
- 11win96.2M accounts
- 2Under Armour72.7M accounts
- 3Suno55.3M accounts
- 4Canadian Tire38.3M accounts
- 5Addi34.5M accounts
- 6SoundCloud29.8M accounts
- 7Speedio27.5M accounts
- 8Paidwork23.3M accounts
5Hit more than once
Organisations named in more than one disclosure in the last 5 years (30 in all). That can be separate attacks, or one incident reported to more than one place — a regulator and investors, or on behalf of several clients.
| Organisation | Disclosures | First – latest | Types of attack | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldtex Products, Inc. · Healthcare | 5 | 20 Nov 2025 – 12 Dec 2025 | Hacking / intrusion | HHS |
| AltaMed Health Services Corporation · Healthcare | 3 | 1 Jun 2023 – 26 Feb 2026 | Hacking / intrusionRansomwareUnauthorised access or disclosure | HHS, VCDB |
| United Healthcare Student Resources · Finance & Insurance | 3 | 1 Jun 2023 – 1 Jun 2023 | Ransomware | VCDB |
| DentaQuest, LLC · Healthcare | 2 | 23 May 2026 – 16 Jul 2026 | Data breach (cause not stated)Hacking / intrusion | HHS, HIBP |
| CarMax · Retail | 2 | 2 May 2025 – 24 Jan 2026 | Data breach (cause not stated)Hacking / intrusion | HIBP, VCDB |
| Park Dental Partners, Inc. · Healthcare | 2 | 28 Aug 2026 – 7 Oct 2026 | Hacking / intrusion | SEC 8-K |
| WindRose Health Network · Healthcare | 2 | 27 Jan 2026 – 16 Sept 2026 | Hacking / intrusion | HHS |
| AdaptHealth, LLC · Healthcare | 2 | 27 Jun 2026 – 14 Aug 2026 | Hacking / intrusion | HHS, SEC 8-K |
| CareCloud, Inc. · Healthcare | 2 | 24 Mar 2026 – 24 Jul 2026 | Hacking / intrusion | HHS, SEC 8-K |
| Clinical Registry Solutions · Healthcare | 2 | 9 Apr 2026 – 12 Jun 2026 | Hacking / intrusion | HHS, VCDB |
| Open Arms Care Corporation · Healthcare | 2 | 1 Jun 2025 – 11 Jun 2026 | Hacking / intrusion | HHS, VCDB |
| Gastro Health · Healthcare | 2 | 22 May 2026 – 22 May 2026 | Hacking / intrusion | HHS |
6All incidents
805 incidents match, newest first.
| Date | Organisation | Type of attack | Sector | Where | Affected | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-01 | Nexon Korea Corporation | Hacking / intrusion | Information | KR | 13.2M records | VCDB |
| 2011-10-28 | Guide Publishing Group, Inc. | Hacking / intrusion | Information | US | — | VCDB |
| 2011-07-18 | SK Communications Co., Ltd. | Malware | Information | KR | 35.0M records | VCDB |
| 2011-06-15 | Fling.com | Hacking / intrusion | Information | GB | 40.0M records | VCDB |
| 2011-06-01 | Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. | Hacking / intrusion | Information | CA, US | 1.0M records | VCDB |
| 2011-06-01 | Zocdoc | Error / misconfiguration | Information | NY, US | — | VCDB |
| 2011-04-17 | Sony Online Entertainment LLC | Hacking / intrusion | Information | CA, US | 77.0M records | VCDB |
| 2011-04-16 | Sony Online Entertainment | Hacking / intrusion | Information | CA, US | 2.5M records | VCDB |
| 2011-04-01 | Ashampoo | Hacking / intrusion | Information | DE | 14.0M records | VCDB |
| 2011-01-01 | Elsevier | Insider misuse | Information | NL | — | VCDB |
| 2011-01-01 | Enki Corp | Insider misuse | Information | CO, US | — | VCDB |
| 2011-01-01 | Unknown | Information | CA, US | — | VCDB | |
| 2011-01-01 | Hakin9 | Hacking / intrusion | Information | PL | — | VCDB |
| 2011-01-01 | SEGA Corporation | Hacking / intrusion | Information | JP | 1.3M records | VCDB |
| 2011-01-01 | Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd | Hacking / intrusion | Information | JP | 1.8M records | VCDB |
| 2011-01-01 | Telecomm | Unknown | Information | NZ | 2.1M records | VCDB |
| 2011-01-01 | Tencent Holdings Limited | Hacking / intrusion | Information | CN | 12.0B records | VCDB |
| 2011-01-01 | Unknown | Insider misuse | Information | KP | 27.0M records | VCDB |
| 2011-01-01 | Zocdoc | Error / misconfiguration | Information | US | — | VCDB |
| 2010-12-01 | Los Angeles Times | Insider misuse | Information | CA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2010-11-01 | Gawker Media | Hacking / intrusion | Information | NY, US | 1.5M records | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | Belgacom SA | Malware | Information | BE | — | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | Belgacom SA | Malware | Information | BE | — | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | GreenNet | Malware | Information | GB | — | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | Greenhost | Malware | Information | NL | — | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | Jinbonet | Malware | Information | KR | — | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | Mango | Malware | Information | ZW | — | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | May First/People Link | Malware | Information | US | — | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | PA Online | Malware | Information | PA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | Riseup | Malware | Information | US | — | VCDB |
| 2010-01-01 | Tribune Co. | Hacking / intrusion | Information | CA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2009-12-01 | Adobe | Malware | Information | CA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2009-12-01 | Google Inc. | Malware | Information | CA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2009-12-01 | Rackspace Hosting, Inc. | Malware | Information | TX, US | — | VCDB |
| 2009-12-01 | Symantec Corporation | Malware | Information | CA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2009-12-01 | Yahoo! Inc. | Malware | Information | CA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2009-04-01 | Unnamed organisation | Error / misconfiguration | Information | NZ | 1 records | VCDB |
| 2009-02-01 | Verizon Communications Inc | Insider misuse | Information | PA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2009-01-01 | RockYou | Hacking / intrusion | Information | CA, US | 32.0M records | VCDB |
| 2008-12-02 | CHECKFREE SERVICES CORPORATION | Hacking / intrusion | Information | GA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2008-12-02 | CheckFree Services Corporation | Hacking / intrusion | Information | GA, US | 5.0M records | VCDB |
| 2008-11-01 | Verizon Communications Inc | Insider misuse | Information | NY, US | — | VCDB |
| 2008-10-17 | ZYACORP ENTERTAINMENT I, LLC | Unknown | Information | NH, US | 56 records | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | Bell Canada | Hacking / intrusion | Information | CA | 3.4M records | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | T-Mobile US Inc | Theft or loss | Information | Unknown | 17.0M records | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | Yahoo! Inc | Theft or loss | Information | US | 1.8M records | VCDB |
| 2006-08-01 | America OnLine (AOL) | Error / misconfiguration | Information | NY, US | 20.0M records | VCDB |
| 2006-07-01 | America OnLine (AOL) | Insider misuse | Information | VA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2006-05-22 | Suddenlink Communications | Insider misuse | Information | MO, US | — | VCDB |
| 2006-05-01 | KDDI Corp | Unknown | Information | JP | 4.0M records | VCDB |
Sources: US HHS breach portal, SEC EDGAR, Have I Been Pwned (CC BY 4.0) and the VERIS Community Database (CC BY-SA 4.0). Updated 2026-10-14 04:59 UTC.