Weekly briefing No. 41 published 4 Oct 2026
Intelligence · Disclosure tracker

Every public disclosure, dated and sourced.

Public breach disclosures from regulators, court filings, company notices and news reporting, each recorded with its date and a link to the original. Updated daily.

5,325
Disclosures in the tracker, all years
2,040
Of those, indexed in 2026
97
Added in October
24
Added in the last 7 days
7
Sectors covered

Source: LeakTrace disclosure tracker, 23 Oct 2026. Counts of records in the index, not estimates. Software advisories and security news are not counted.

Worldwide · How they got in

Incidents worldwide, by country.

71 incidents from 11 countries in the last 90 days, each from a public source and reviewed before it is shown. Where the source says how the attackers got in, the row says so.

  1. Canada22 Oct 2026Toronto Crime StoppersHow they got in: a supplier or vendor that was compromised first.Global News
  2. Canada21 Oct 2026Canadian Crime Stoppers AssociationHow they got in: a supplier or vendor that was compromised first.CBC News
  3. Canada17 Oct 2026More RewardsThe source does not say how they got in.CTV News
  4. Canada16 Oct 2026McMurray MétisHow they got in: email made to look like it came from a trusted sender.Yahoo News Canada
Critical1 May 2026
DentaQuest
Healthcare · 15,000,000 records
15 million patients impacted in largest healthcare breach of 2026
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
African National Congress (ANC)
Sector not stated · Records not stated
2 million private member records exposed and sold by hacker group on dark web
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
Canvas
Education · Records not stated
Massive data breach affecting schools and colleges nationwide; causes exam postponements
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
DentaQuest
Healthcare · 15,000,000 records
15 million patients impacted; largest healthcare data breach of 2026, breached in May
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
7-Eleven
Retail · Records not stated
Data breach confirmed after ShinyHunters claims; documents related to franchises compromised
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
Canvas
Education · Records not stated
Massive data breach affecting schools and colleges nationwide; University of Illinois and Illinois State University impacted
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
7-Eleven
Retail · Records not stated
Data breach confirmed; hackers breached system storing franchise-related documents
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
African National Congress (ANC)
Sector not stated · Records not stated
Data breach exposed 2 million private member records offered for sale by hacker group
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
Idaho State University
Education · Records not stated
Ransomware attack disrupted operations and finals week at the university and thousands of other schools
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
Canvas
Education · Records not stated
Massive data breach affecting schools nationwide, disrupted classes and coursework at universities
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
Queensland Schools
Education · Records not stated
Tens of thousands of students and teachers affected in one of most significant education tech breaches
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
Atrium Health Navicent
Healthcare · Records not stated
Patient records system experienced data breach potentially exposing patient records and personal information.
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
Foxconn
Technology · Records not stated
8 terabytes of data stolen in ransomware attack on electronics manufacturing facilities
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
NYC Health + Hospitals
Healthcare · Records not stated
Biometrics, diagnoses, and bank details exposed via third-party vendor breach lasting months
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
Huntsville Hospital Health System
Healthcare · Records not stated
Third-party data breach exposed patient information at Huntsville Hospital facilities
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
DentaQuest
Healthcare · 15,000,000 records
Largest US healthcare data breach of 2026; 15 million patients affected with SSNs and health data exposed
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
Canvas (Instructure)
Education · 275,000,000 records
ShinyHunters breach exposed approximately 275 million records from educational platform
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
Instructure (Canvas)
Education · Records not stated
Ransomware breach with reported payment to threat actors after dark web data leak
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
7-Eleven
Retail · Records not stated
System breach exposing documents related to franchises confirmed after ShinyHunters claims
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
Canvas
Education · Records not stated
Data extortion attack affecting education technology platform; disrupted schools and colleges nationwide
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
DentaQuest
Healthcare · Records not stated
Dental benefits administrator breach affecting 15 million with SSNs and health data exposed
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
Canvas
Education · 275,000,000 records
Educational platform breach by ShinyHunters threatening to leak 275 million records
1 May 2026
High1 May 2026
7-Eleven
Retail · Records not stated
System storing franchise documents breached by ShinyHunters, data exposure confirmed
1 May 2026
Critical1 May 2026
Instructure (Canvas)
Education · Records not stated
Massive data breach affecting Canvas learning management system; millions of students' personal data stolen nationwide
1 May 2026
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