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
- Infostealer logs5
- Credential compilation (no single victim)5
- Theft or loss4
- Error / misconfiguration1
- Hacking / intrusion793
- Data breach (cause not stated)150
- Unauthorised access or disclosure60
- Ransomware9
- Infostealer logs5
- Credential compilation (no single victim)5
- Theft or loss4
- Error / misconfiguration1
- Hacking / intrusion793
- Data breach (cause not stated)150
- Unauthorised access or disclosure60
- Ransomware9
- Infostealer logs5
- Credential compilation (no single victim)5
- Theft or loss4
- Error / misconfiguration1
- Hacking / intrusion77%
- Data breach (cause not stated)15%
- Unauthorised access or disclosure6%
- Ransomware1%
- Infostealer logs0%
- Credential compilation (no single victim)0%
- 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
890 incidents match, newest first.
| Date | Organisation | Type of attack | Sector | Where | Affected | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-23 | WellPoint, Inc. | Error / misconfiguration | Finance & Insurance | IN, US | 612k records | VCDB |
| 2009-10-02 | BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. | Theft or loss | Finance & Insurance | TN, US | 1.0M records | VCDB |
| 2009-06-01 | First State Financial Corp/FL | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | MI, US | — | VCDB |
| 2009-06-01 | National Westminster Bank | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | GB | 1,600 records | VCDB |
| 2009-05-01 | Health Net, Inc. | Theft or loss | Finance & Insurance | CA, US | 1.5M records | VCDB |
| 2009-04-01 | Unnamed organisation | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | NZ | 1 records | VCDB |
| 2009-01-01 | JP Morgan Chase | Theft or loss | Finance & Insurance | NY, US | — | VCDB |
| 2009-01-01 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | JP | 1.5M records | VCDB |
| 2009-01-01 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | Error / misconfiguration | Finance & Insurance | GB | — | VCDB |
| 2008-11-05 | RBS Worldpay | Hacking / intrusion | Finance & Insurance | GB | 1.5M records | VCDB |
| 2008-09-01 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | NY, US | — | VCDB |
| 2008-04-01 | Fifth Third Bancorp | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | IL, US | 14 records | VCDB |
| 2008-03-28 | WellCare Health Plans Inc. | Error / misconfiguration | Finance & Insurance | GA, US | 71k records | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | Americredit | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | US | — | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The | Error / misconfiguration | Finance & Insurance | NY, US | 4.5M records | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | Citizens Bancorp/PA | Phishing / social engineering | Finance & Insurance | PA, US | 1 records | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | Commerce Bank | Phishing / social engineering | Finance & Insurance | PA, US | 9 records | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | Mercenat | Hacking / intrusion | Finance & Insurance | SE | 1.0M records | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | Wells Fargo & Company | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | CA, US | — | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | Wells Fargo & Company | Unknown | Finance & Insurance | CA, US | 7,000 records | VCDB |
| 2008-01-01 | XL Global Services, Inc. | Theft or loss | Finance & Insurance | CT, US | — | VCDB |
| 2007-12-17 | Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. | Malware | Finance & Insurance | NJ, US | 134.0M records | VCDB |
| 2007-09-01 | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp | Hacking / intrusion | Finance & Insurance | NE, US | 6.3M records | VCDB |
| 2007-07-01 | Century National Bank | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | OH, US | — | VCDB |
| 2007-05-01 | Compass Bank | Theft or loss | Finance & Insurance | AL, US | 1.0M records | VCDB |
| 2007-01-01 | Citywide Mortgage | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | MD, US | — | VCDB |
| 2007-01-01 | Nationwide Building Society | Theft or loss | Finance & Insurance | GB | 11.0M records | VCDB |
| 2006-01-01 | COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | CA, US | 2.5M records | VCDB |
| 2006-01-01 | Texas Guaranteed Student Loan | Error / misconfiguration | Finance & Insurance | Unknown | 1.7M records | VCDB |
| 2006-01-01 | Wachovia Bank | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | US | — | VCDB |
| 2005-05-01 | CardSystems | Hacking / intrusion | Finance & Insurance | FL, US | 40.0M records | VCDB |
| 2005-05-01 | Citigroup Inc. | Error / misconfiguration | Finance & Insurance | NY, US | 3.9M records | VCDB |
| 2005-01-01 | Bank of America Corp | Theft or loss | Finance & Insurance | NC, US | 1.2M records | VCDB |
| 2005-01-01 | Bank of Montreal | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | CA | 1 records | VCDB |
| 2005-01-01 | La Salle Bank | Error / misconfiguration | Finance & Insurance | MI, US | 2.0M records | VCDB |
| 2005-01-01 | U.S. Bank | Phishing / social engineering | Finance & Insurance | CA, US | 1,132 records | VCDB |
| 2004-06-28 | Home Federal Bancorp Inc/KT | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | KT, US | — | VCDB |
| 2003-02-01 | Data Processors International | Hacking / intrusion | Finance & Insurance | NE, US | 8.0M records | VCDB |
| 2002-01-01 | Lincoln Financial | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | PA, US | 1.0M records | VCDB |
| 1995-01-01 | SGI CANADA Insurance | Insider misuse | Finance & Insurance | CA-SK, CA | — | 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 08:17 UTC.