Last seen August 18, 2026

Data Breaches Hit 471M Victims: 2026 Report Breakdown - tech

The Identity Theft Resource Center reported 471.2 million data breach victims in H1 2026, a 58% increase over 2025, driven by surging malicious insiders and AI-scaled phishing attacks. This escalation is facilitated by exploits like the ShieldBreak Microsoft Defender zero-day (CVE-2026-69414) and supply-chain compromises, exemplified by the Trezor customer data exposure via ShipMonk.

Technical Severity
Low severity
Lifecycle Status

STABLE

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What Happened

The Identity Theft Resource Center reported 471.2 million data breach victims in H1 2026, a 58% increase over 2025, driven by surging malicious insiders and AI-scaled phishing attacks. This escalation is facilitated by exploits like the ShieldBreak Microsoft Defender zero-day (CVE-2026-69414) and supply-chain compromises, exemplified by the Trezor customer data exposure via ShipMonk.

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Exposure

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Exposure unknown

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Last Seen

Aug 18, 2026 05:30

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Exploitation status: UNKNOWN

Primary entities:

MicrosoftMicrosoft DefenderShipMonkTrezor customer dataData LeakageRemote Code Execution

Authoritative Intelligence

CVE CVE-2026-69414 Incident identifier

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CVE-2026-69414 on GitHub

Timeline

  • Incident first seen
    Aug 18, 2026 05:30

    BugSkan first recorded this incident.

  • Data Breaches Hit 471M Victims: 2026 Report Breakdown - tech-insider.org
    Aug 18, 2026 05:30

    tech-insider.org · Data Leak

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Data Breaches Hit 471M Victims: 2026 Report Breakdown - tech-insider.org

tech-insider.org · Aug 18, 2026 05:30

The Identity Theft Resource Center reported 471.2 million data breach victims in H1 2026, a 58% increase over 2025, driven by surging malicious insiders and AI-scaled phishing attacks. This escalation is facilitated by exploits like the ShieldBreak Microsoft Defender zero-day (CVE-2026-69414) and supply-chain compromises, exemplified by the Trezor customer data exposure via ShipMonk.

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