Senegal's Directorate of File Automation (DAF)
February 3, 2026
•[ ransomware, cyberattack, operational disruption ]
The Record reported that Senegal confirmed a cybersecurity incident affecting its Directorate of File Automation (DAF), an office managing sensitive identity information such as national ID cards, passports, and other biometric data. DAF issued a public notice warning residents that the cyberattack forced the temporary suspension of the offices operations. The article noted the breach became public after ransomware claims, but it did not confirm in the government notice that biometric or identity records were exfiltrated; the confirmed primary effect in the report is operational disruption via suspension/closure of the offices services.
NYC Health + Hospitals
November 25, 2025
•[ third-party breach, healthcare data, biometric data ]
Unauthorized actors accessed NYC Health + Hospitals systems through a third-party vendor between approximately November 25, 2025 and February 2026, exposing personal, medical, health insurance, biometric, and financial information of approximately 1.8 million individuals.
