AI Governance
Data Centers
Drones
Climate
Privacy
2026 Maine Senate
Bob Dylan
Last Update: 10/27/2026 at 6:00 AM EST
Personal Data Breaches
Coverage from Barchart, Data Breach Rights, and others
Organizations including accounting firms, law firms, and nonprofits disclose breaches or possible exposure of sensitive personal information, sometimes through notices to state authorities.
The information at issue can include Social Security numbers, financial and payment-account details, identification documents, and health records. These disclosures raise questions about cybersecurity safeguards, the scope of affected populations, and the risk of identity theft or fraud. Responses may include notifying affected individuals, offering credit or identity monitoring, and assessing possible legal claims.
Looking Back
117 Day Timeline
Jun 25
Jul 13
Aug 3
Aug 21
Sep 8
Sep 29
Oct 17
All Articles78 articles
Important
Nova Scotia Power officials told a Halifax hearing on August 17, 2026, that an undeleted Azure copy enabled a March 2025 attack exposing more than 370,000 customers' data.
8/18/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
In August 2026, PNC Financial Services Group notified Massachusetts regulators that paperwork errors mailed customer names and Social Security numbers to another PNC customer.
8/7/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Green Cabbage notified the Massachusetts Attorney General on July 29, 2026, about potential exposure of names and Social Security numbers in an undisclosed incident.
7/30/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood investigates a Unlimited Technology Systems, LLC data breach reported to the Vermont Attorney General involving unauthorized access to Vermont residents healthcare and identity data.
7/24/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood began investigating an ASP Unifrax data breach reported to the Vermont Attorney General after exposure of Social Security numbers and health records.
7/23/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Any-Time Home Care, Inc. reported unauthorized access to client records to the Vermont Attorney General in July 2026, involving Social Security numbers and health data.
7/22/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Yellow Corporation reported a March 27, 2025 data breach in bankruptcy proceedings, with unauthorized file access affecting Texas, Massachusetts, and Vermont residents.
7/2/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Infinity Globus Business Services LLC faces investigation after a Massachusetts breach notification identified approximately 14 affected residents and potentially exposed sensitive identity and financial information nationwide.
8/25/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Monmouth University reported a data breach affecting approximately 299 Vermont residents after a notification to the Vermont Attorney General, with potentially exposed identity, financial, and health information.
8/25/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating a QuestionPro data breach reported to Massachusetts authorities after potentially exposing Social Security numbers and financial account information belonging to residents in Massachusetts and elsewhere.
8/25/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating a Steel Fab Enterprises data breach disclosed through a Massachusetts notification that potentially exposed Social Security numbers nationwide.
8/19/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating a Main Street Bank data breach reported to Massachusetts regulators after financial and payment card information may have been exposed.
8/18/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating an ExamOne data breach reported to Massachusetts regulators after sensitive identity and medical information was potentially exposed in Massachusetts and nationwide.
8/17/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Stonebridge First Financial Group disclosed a data breach through a Massachusetts regulatory filing, affecting approximately 11 residents and potentially exposing identity and financial information.
8/17/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Buist Byars & Taylor LLC reported a data breach affecting approximately 12 Massachusetts residents, with potential nationwide exposure, after notifying Massachusetts consumer protection authorities.
8/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating a Normandin, Cheney & O'Neil data breach reported to Massachusetts regulators after sensitive identity and financial information affecting about 420 residents was potentially exposed.
8/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
North Adams officials said Thursday that an accidental public-records disclosure exposed sensitive personal information to one requester in North Adams, Massachusetts, while finding no evidence of a broader breach.
8/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Bahrie Law, PLLC notified Vermont authorities on August 13, 2026, of a data breach potentially exposing sensitive identity, financial, and health records belonging to three Vermont residents.
8/13/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
The Financial Guys notified clients in New York and reported a third-party vendor breach to Massachusetts officials after July 9 access exposed potentially sensitive personal and financial information.
8/11/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Hamill & Kaplan discovered unauthorized network access in Westlake Village, California, on September 19, 2025, potentially exposing identity and banking information.
8/10/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Robert Arshagouni reported in California that unauthorized access during January and February 2026 may have exposed names and Social Security numbers.
8/6/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
The City of New Britain reported an unauthorized-access data breach on August 4, 2026, affecting approximately five Vermont residents and potentially exposing Social Security numbers and health records.
8/4/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Padget Technologies notified individuals in the United States in 2026 after unauthorized access to company systems potentially exposed names and Social Security numbers.
8/4/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Indico Data Solutions reported in Nebraska on June 17, 2026, that unauthorized access to online repositories may have exposed names, addresses, and Social Security numbers.
8/3/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
On July 31, 2026, Federman & Sherwood investigated Schembre & Gannon CPAs' reported breach in Vermont after unauthorized access potentially exposed sensitive financial information.
8/3/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating Doxa E&S Solutions’ reported data breach affecting a Vermont resident and potentially exposing personal identifiers nationwide.
7/31/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis reported unauthorized access to sensitive records in a filing with the Vermont Attorney General, potentially affecting one Vermont resident and others nationwide.
7/31/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
On July 31, 2026, Federman & Sherwood announced an investigation into Wei Wei & Company LLP's reported breach affecting approximately two Vermont residents and potentially others nationwide.
7/31/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Doxa Programs, LLC reported unauthorized access potentially exposing Social Security numbers and government identification numbers of Vermont residents and others nationwide.
7/31/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood announced on July 31, 2026, a Vermont investigation into Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer data access involving personal and healthcare information.
7/31/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
AcademyHealth reported a data breach to the Vermont Attorney General on July 27, 2026, involving Social Security and financial account information for at least one Vermont resident.
7/27/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood investigates an Averhealth Holdings data breach affecting about 858 Vermont residents after unauthorized access to protected health information was reported to the Vermont Attorney General.
7/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Spectrum Laboratory Products notified affected individuals and Massachusetts regulators in August 2026 after a breach exposed Social Security numbers.
8/28/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Cognizant disclosed an April 2026 breach exposing Social Security numbers and reported the incident to Massachusetts regulators on August 18, 2026.
8/20/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Cognizant notified potentially affected individuals in the United States on August 18 after an April breach exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information.
8/20/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Buist Byars & Taylor LLC notified 1,686 residents across four U.S. states on August 11, 2026, after unauthorized access exposed files containing sensitive personal information.
8/20/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Quest Builders Group Inc. disclosed a Social Security number breach to Massachusetts regulators on August 14, 2026, involving consumers notified from the company's New York City operations.
8/19/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Smith-Midland Corp. began notifying affected consumers in August 2026 after an unknown actor accessed sensitive files at the company's Midland, Virginia, network.
8/10/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
The Financial Guys LLC disclosed a July 2026 vendor-network breach potentially exposing personal and financial information in connection with operations based in Williamsville, New York.
8/10/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
New York City Regional Center disclosed a personal-information breach affecting at least 115 Massachusetts residents, with notifications filed in Massachusetts and California on August 5, 2026.
8/6/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
CB Squared Services notified the New Hampshire Attorney General and affected individuals on July 7, 2026, after unauthorized network access in Virginia exposed names and Social Security numbers.
8/4/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Corporate Travel Service reported on August 3, 2026, that unauthorized network access in Michigan exposed sensitive personal information of 656 residents in Texas, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
8/4/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Pamcah-UA Local 675 Health and Welfare Fund disclosed on August 3, 2026, that unauthorized access in Honolulu exposed potentially sensitive information from employee email accounts.
8/4/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Padget Technologies notified current and former employees in July 2026 after an unauthorized actor accessed files containing names and Social Security numbers in the company's Iowa systems.
8/3/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Superb Shifts Inc. disclosed a breach involving Social Security numbers and government identification numbers to the Vermont Attorney General on July 31, 2026.
8/3/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
A New Path Financial disclosed a data breach on July 28, 2026, in a Massachusetts filing, potentially exposing sensitive personal and financial information.
7/31/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Sysco notified affected individuals in July 2026 after a cyberattack exposed names and Social Security numbers from company files.
7/31/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Premier Select Sires filed a July 9, 2026 disclosure with the Vermont Attorney General reporting exposure of Social Security and payment account data affecting 376 residents.
7/10/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Punch & Associates disclosed a breach affecting three Vermont residents on August 24, 2026, in a Vermont Attorney General filing involving Social Security numbers and financial account codes.
8/27/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Forrestall CPAs LLC notified potentially affected individuals in August 2026 after an unauthorized person accessed and copied files from the firm's Sugar Hill, Georgia, network in December 2025.
8/18/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Navajo Nation officials transferred a flash drive containing potentially exposed veterans' records to the FBI in Farmington, New Mexico, on Aug. 11 for investigation.
8/12/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Navajo Nation officials and the FBI secured a USB drive containing potentially exposed veterans' personal and financial records after discovery at a Farmington, New Mexico, laundromat.
8/12/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Interesting
The White River Junction VA Medical Center notified veterans in Vermont in 2026 after unencrypted communications exposed personally identifiable and protected health information.
8/28/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
White River Junction VA officials reported a June-July data breach involving veterans' personal and health information at the Vermont medical system, while indicating no evidence of compromise.
8/28/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Colonial Presbyterian Church reported a data breach affecting approximately eight Massachusetts residents and potentially others nationwide after sensitive personal and financial information was exposed.
8/25/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating a Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging data breach reported to the Vermont Attorney General on August 20, 2026, affecting approximately 14 Vermont residents.
8/20/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating Fall River Municipal Credit Union's reported payment card data breach after a Massachusetts regulatory notification identified one potentially affected resident.
8/19/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating a Town of North Andover, Massachusetts, data breach reported to state authorities that potentially exposed Social Security numbers.
8/19/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating a Talen Energy data breach disclosed in a filing with Massachusetts regulators, with possible nationwide impact.
8/18/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating a Bahrie Law, PLLC data breach reported to Vermont authorities after sensitive identity, financial, and health information potentially affected residents and people nationwide.
8/17/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
LC Industries reported a data breach on August 14, 2026, in a Vermont Attorney General filing, potentially exposing Social Security numbers belonging to Vermont and nationwide individuals.
8/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
On August 13, 2026, Federman & Sherwood investigated a Tange, Mann & Garza data breach affecting approximately 11 Massachusetts residents and potentially others nationwide.
8/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating an ABC Supply data breach reported through a Vermont Attorney General notification after Social Security and government identification numbers were potentially exposed.
8/12/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating a Miles Partnership data breach reported to the Vermont Attorney General after unauthorized access potentially exposed personal and financial information affecting Vermont residents and people nationwide.
8/4/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood is investigating Sysco Corporation's reported data breach, disclosed to the Vermont Attorney General on July 31, 2026, after unauthorized access potentially exposed Social Security numbers of nine Vermont residents and others nationwide.
7/31/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood investigated the AgelessRx data breach reported to the Vermont Attorney General after potential health-record exposure for about five Vermont residents.
6/25/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Computer Task Group Inc. reported a breach involving sensitive personal and health information to the Vermont Attorney General on October 19, 2026, identifying 48 affected Vermont residents.
10/19/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
ABC Supply Co. Inc. reported a data breach affecting at least 43 Massachusetts residents on August 7, 2026, after potential unauthorized access to sensitive personal information.
8/10/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Forrestall CPAs notified potentially affected individuals after investigating unauthorized file access on its network between December 22 and December 30, 2025.
8/24/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Advanced Power Services is notifying potentially affected people after systems and files were breached between August and November 2025, while Ademi LLP investigates claims involving the company's safeguards.
8/24/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Advanced Power Services (NA) LLC disclosed a data breach following a Massachusetts regulatory notification, potentially exposing identity and financial information of residents and individuals nationwide.
8/19/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Forrestall CPAs LLC notified Massachusetts authorities about a data breach affecting approximately 218 residents and potentially exposing sensitive information nationwide.
8/19/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Forrestall CPAs LLC notified potentially affected individuals in Georgia and elsewhere after an unauthorized person accessed files on the firm's computer network.
8/18/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Corporation Service Company reported a suspected CL0P ransomware data exposure involving Social Security numbers to Vermont regulators on August 13, 2026.
8/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Punch & Associates reported in August 2026 that an April network intrusion potentially exposed names, Social Security numbers, and financial account information of affected individuals.
8/28/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Advanced Power Services disclosed in August 2026 that a ransomware-linked network intrusion in Boston exposed individuals' identity and financial information.
8/20/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Forrestall CPAs LLC reported on August 17, 2026, that unauthorized system access in Georgia during December 2025 exposed information affecting at least 218 Massachusetts residents.
8/20/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federman & Sherwood investigates the Cottage Hospital data breach affecting about 932 Vermont residents after a cybersecurity incident reported to the Vermont Attorney General.
7/7/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General