KomikoAI
February 25, 2026
•[ data breach, PII, AI prompts ]
In February, the AI-powered comic generation platform KomikoAI suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 1M unique email addresses along with names, user posts and the AI prompts used to generate content. The exposed data enables the mapping of individual AI prompts to specific email addresses.
Odido
February 12, 2026
•[ data breach, extortion, data leak ]
In February 2026, Dutch telco Odido was the victim of a data breach and subsequent extortion attempt. Shortly after, 1M records containing 317k unique email addresses were published, followed by further releases exposing an additional 371k and then 833k unique email addresses, with the latter also including passport, drivers licence and European national ID numbers. The exposed data includes names, physical addresses, phone numbers, bank account numbers and customer service notes. Odido has published a disclosure notice advising that impacted data may also include dates of birth and government-issued identity document numbers.
Odido
February 12, 2026
•[ data breach, extortion, data leak ]
In February 2026, the Dutch telco Odido was the victim of a data breach and subsequent extortion attempt. Following the incident, 1M records containing 317k unique email addresses was published publicly, with a threat by the attackers to continue leaking more data in the following days. The data also included names, physical addresses, phone numbers, bank account numbers and notes about customers left by service operators. Odido has published a disclosure notice detailing the extent of the incident, providing an FAQ and advising the incident also impacted dates of birth, passport and drivers licence numbers.
Canadian Tire
October 2, 2025
•[ data breach, retail, PII ]
In October 2025, retailer Canadian Tire was the victim of a data breach that exposed almost 42M records. The data contained 38M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers and physical addresses. Passwords were stored as PBKDF2 hashes and for a subset of records, dates of birth and partial credit card data were also included (card type, expiry and masked card number). In its disclosure notice, Canadian Tire advised that the incident did not impact bank account information or loyalty program data.
CarGurus
February 14, 2026
•[ data breach, extortion, data leak ]
In February 2026, the automotive marketplace CarGurus was the target of a data breach attributed to the threat actor ShinyHunters. Following an attempted extortion, the data was published publicly and contained more than 12M email addresses across multiple files including user account ID mappings, finance pre-qualification application data and dealer account and subscription information. Impacted data also included names, phone numbers, physical and IP addresses, and auto finance application outcomes.
CarMax
January 24, 2026
•[ data breach, extortion, data leak ]
In January 2026, data allegedly sourced from US automotive retailer CarMax was published online following a failed extortion attempt. The data included 431k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers and physical addresses.
University of Pennsylvania
October 30, 2025
•[ data breach, ransomware, donor records ]
In October 2025, the University of Pennsylvania was the victim of a data breach followed by a ransom demand, largely affecting its donor database. After the incident, the attackers sent inflammatory emails to some victims. The data was later published online in February 2026 and included 624k unique email addresses alongside names and physical addresses. For some donor records, additional personal information was exposed, including gender and date of birth. A small subset of records also contained religion, spouse name, estimated income and donation history.
Figure
January 28, 2026
•[ social engineering, fintech, data leak ]
In February 2026, data obtained from the fintech lending platform Figure was publicly posted online. The exposed data, dating back to January 2026, contained over 900k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and dates of birth. Figure confirmed the incident and attributed it to a social engineering attack in which an employee was tricked into providing access.
Canada Goose
July 4, 2025
•[ data leak, third-party breach, customer records ]
In February 2026, a data breach allegedly containing data relating to Canada Goose customers was published publicly. The data contained 920k records with 582k unique email addresses and included names, phone numbers, IP addresses, physical addresses and partial credit card data, specifically card type and last 4 digits. Canada Goose advised that the data "appears to relate to past customer transactions" and stated that it originated from a breach at a third party in August 2025. The most recent transaction date in the data is July 2025.
APOIA.se
December 16, 2025
•[ data breach, data leak, PII exposure ]
In December 2025, a database of the Brazilian crowdfunding platform APOIA.se was posted to an online forum. In January 2026, the company confirmed it had suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 451k unique email addresses along with names and physical addresses.
Undisclosed Southeast Asian conglomerate
July 1, 2025
•[ intrusion, data exfiltration, corporate data ]
The Osiris threat group conducted a prolonged intrusion against an undisclosed Southeast Asian conglomerate beginning in mid-2025, resulting in the exfiltration of large volumes of sensitive corporate and financial data. The incident is documented through security research and attacker leak site claims, without confirmation of ransomware encryption.
Truebit
January 8, 2026
•[ cryptocurrency theft, smart contract exploit, blockchain security ]
The Record reported that hackers stole more than $26 million in cryptocurrency from the Truebit platform on Thursday (January 8, 2026). Truebit said it became aware of a security incident involving one or more malicious actors and urged users not to interact with the affected smart contract. Blockchain security firms tracked 8,535 ETH taken (reported as about $26.44 million). The report frames the event as a major early-2026 crypto theft affecting Truebits on-chain assets, with ongoing law-enforcement contact and incident response actions mentioned, but without detailing the precise exploit mechanism in the article text provided.
Badr satellite
January 18, 2026
•[ broadcast hijacking, hacktivism, signal interference ]
The Record reported that several Iranian state television channels were briefly hijacked on Sunday (January 18, 2026), interrupting programming to air protest footage and anti-regime messages, including content associated with an exiled opposition figure. The affected channels were transmitted via the Badr satellite used to deliver provincial stations nationwide. Social media clips showed messages urging continued protests alongside solidarity footage. The incident appears to be a short-lived disruption to broadcast integrity/availability rather than a data theft event; the report did not confirm compromise of internal newsroom systems or theft of customer/employee data.
At least one Afghan government worker
January 20, 2026
•[ phishing, malware, data exfiltration ]
The Record reported that attackers targeted Afghan government workers with phishing emails disguised as official correspondence from the office of the countrys prime minister. Researchers said the campaign, first detected in December, used a decoy document resembling a government letter (including a forged signature) to entice recipients in ministries/administrative offices to open it. Once opened, the document delivered malware dubbed FalseCub, designed to collect and exfiltrate data from infected computers. The report is focused on the campaign and malware behavior; it does not list specific compromised agencies, confirmed infection counts, or stolen data volumes, so impacts are coded as undetermined.
At least one individual in Greece
January 21, 2026
•[ phishing, SMS blaster, rogue mobile base station ]
The Record reported that Greek police dismantled a scam operation in the Athens area that used a fake cell tower concealed in a car to send phishing messages to nearby mobile users. Authorities said the device operated as a rogue mobile base station (SMS blaster), mimicking legitimate telecom infrastructure and forcing phones to connect while downgrading them to 2G, which the criminals used to facilitate mass scam messaging. The article focuses on law-enforcement action against the operators and describes the method used; it does not quantify victim counts, confirmed credential theft outcomes, or specific financial losses, so scope and data impacts are coded as undetermined.
At least one Jordanian activist
January 22, 2026
•[ digital forensics, government surveillance, data extraction ]
The Record summarized findings from a Citizen Lab report stating that Jordanian authorities used Cellebrite digital forensic software to extract data from phones belonging to at least seven Jordanian activists and human rights defenders between late 2023 and mid-2025. The reports evidence was based on forensic analysis of seized phones in multiple cases and court records in others, and it stated the extractions occurred while individuals were interrogated or detained for speech critical of Israels Gaza campaign.
Dresden State Art Collections
January 21, 2026
•[ targeted cyberattack, operational disruption, digital infrastructure ]
The Record reported that Dresden State Art Collections discovered a targeted cyberattack on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) that disrupted significant parts of its digital infrastructure. The state of Saxonys culture ministry said the museum network had limited digital and phone services, with online ticket sales, visitor services, and the museum shop unavailable. On-site payments were restricted to cash, though tickets purchased online before the incident could still be scanned, and the museums remained open. The ministry stated security systems protecting the collections were not affected and physical/technical security remained intact, indicating the primary impact was operational disruption of public-facing digital services rather than compromise of collection security systems.
At least one Telecom company in South Asia
January 8, 2026
•[ espionage, malware, threat intelligence ]
The Hacker News summarized Cisco Talos research attributing espionage-focused intrusions to a China-nexus actor tracked as UAT-7290. The campaign reportedly targets telecom entities in South Asia and Southeastern Europe, performing extensive reconnaissance followed by compromise activity that can lead to deployment of malware families including RushDrop, DriveSwitch, and SilentRaid. The article is threat-intelligence reporting focused on actor behavior, tooling, and geographic targeting, and it does not provide a bounded, single victim incident record with confirmed impact metrics (e.g., downtime or specific data stolen) for one named organization.
Esquire Brands
January 2, 2026
•[ ransomware, data leak, extortion ]
Cybernews reported that Esquire Brands (a childrens footwear maker operating several brands/licenses) was posted on the Play ransomware leak site, with attackers threatening to publish stolen data shortly thereafter. According to the leak-site post summarized in the article, the attackers claimed they obtained client documents, payroll data, and finance information. The report frames the incident as data theft with extortion leverage (typical double-extortion posture).
Bolttech
January 5, 2026
•[ ransomware, data leak, extortion ]
Cybernews reported that the Everest ransomware group claimed to have stolen about 186GB of data from Bolttech (a global insurance infrastructure platform) and demanded ransom. The group claimed the dataset includes employee/agent account details (emails, names, roles, identifiers), customer information and contact details, policy data, mortgage-related records, insured property addresses, and financial parameters/identifiers. The group posted samples and a countdown timer on its leak site, threatening to publish the data if Bolttech did not respond. The article notes the claim was based on the leak-site post and that confirmation from Bolttech was being sought.