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.

5,339
Disclosures in the tracker, all years
2,052
Of those, indexed in 2026
111
Added in October
18
Added in the last 7 days
7
Sectors covered

Source: LeakTrace disclosure tracker, 25 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.

74 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. Germany21 Oct 2026IQ.LvbsThe source does not say how they got in.The Register
Critical1 Apr 2026
ShinyHunters (multiple brands)
Retail · 9,000,000 records
Hacking group claimed compromise of 9 major brands including Zara, affecting 9M+ records
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
CISA/US Government
Government · Records not stated
US agency breached via Cisco vulnerability with FIRESTARTER backdoor malware allowing persistent access
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
Instructure Canvas
Education · 275,000,000 records
ShinyHunters breach claimed 275 million records from 8,809 schools, exposing student and staff data
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
CISA/Unnamed US Federal Department
Government · Records not stated
Breach via Cisco vulnerability with FIRESTARTER backdoor malware allowing access through March
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
US Department (CISA)
Government · Records not stated
Breached through Cisco vulnerability; FIRESTARTER backdoor allowed access through March 2026
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
Ransomware attack affected 169,000 patients across two facilities
Healthcare · 169,000 records
Ransomware attack affected 169,000 patients across two facilities
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
CISA/US Department
Government · Records not stated
US agency breached through Cisco vulnerability, FIRESTARTER backdoor allowed access through March
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
Vercel
Technology · Records not stated
OAuth supply chain compromise exposing environment variables through trusted third-party apps
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
ANTS (France Identity Agency)
Government · 19,000,000 records
19 million records exposed in cyberattack on French national ID agency
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
ANTS (French Identity Agency)
Government · 19,000,000 records
19 million records exposed in cyberattack on France's national identity agency
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
Mexican Government (9 agencies)
Government · Records not stated
Single hacker exploited Claude Code and OpenAI platforms to breach 9 Mexican government agencies
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
SISVISA (Brazil)
Healthcare · Records not stated
102,215 Brazilian health surveillance records leaked including IDs and tax data
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
Marquis
Technology · 788,000 records
Ransomware attack exposed 672,000-788,000 records; names, addresses, card numbers stolen
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
Adams County
Government · Records not stated
Ransomware attack crippled county servers, week-long restoration
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
Laurel Eye Clinic
Healthcare · Records not stated
Security incident exposed patient data in ransomware attack
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
Organisation not named
Sector not stated · Records not stated
The disclosure as indexed does not name the organisation.
24 billion exposed records including usernames, passwords, URLs from infostealer malware
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
Adams County Government
Government · Records not stated
Ransomware attack disabled county systems for over a week; $250K restoration
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
Organisation not named
Technology · 165,000,000 records
The disclosure as indexed does not name the organisation.
165 organizations breached via compromised Snowflake credentials; ShinyHunters exploited Anodot access
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
Bol (Dutch retailer)
Retail · Records not stated
Third-party logistics partner breach affecting online retailer operations
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
Valley Kidney Specialists
Healthcare · Records not stated
Data breach compromised personal and health information of patients
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
Organisation not named
Government · Records not stated
The disclosure as indexed does not name the organisation.
US agency breached through Cisco vulnerability; FIRESTARTER backdoor allowed access through March
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
Department for Education
Government · 607,000 records
Cyberattack exposed approximately 607,000 records
1 Apr 2026
High1 Apr 2026
bol.com
Retail · Records not stated
Third-party logistics partner hacked, affecting online retailer's operations and customer data
1 Apr 2026
Critical1 Apr 2026
France ANTS
Government · 19,000,000 records
Major cyberattack on national identity agency exposed 19 million records with personal data
1 Apr 2026
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