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Lead DevelopmentFACT · 4/5•15 Sept '26•Via techcrunch

Major Cyberattacks and Data Breaches of 2026 So Far

This TechCrunch article provides a mid-year review of significant cyberattacks and data breaches in 2026, covering incidents that impacted government agencies, corporations, and critical infrastructure. Key events include an alleged massive data breach at the Social Security Administration linked to DOGE, targeted attacks on U.S. and European water and energy systems, and a broad breach at market research firm Klue affecting nearly 200 companies. The article also details a Meta AI chatbot vulnerability that enabled Instagram account hijackings, major breaches at the FBI and ATF, and an ongoing series of software supply chain attacks targeting open-source tools and major tech firms. The report includes significant data exposures at IDScan, healthcare companies like DentaQuest and Aesto Health, and disruptive attacks on Hasbro, Instructure, Stryker, and Boston Scientific. The overall theme is the escalating scale and impact of cyber threats across sectors.

•Multiple data breaches in 2026 affected over 150 million people globally.
•A breach at IDScan exposed 150 million U.S. and Canadian driver's licenses.
•The ShinyHunters group breached Instructure's Canvas, affecting 30 million students.

Entities:Meta Klue OpenAI Vercel Hasbro Instructure Charter Communications

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FACT · 4/52 Sept '26· Via techcrunch

Hackers suspected of breaching ID verification service IDScan

Independent security journalist Brian Krebs reported that a dark web identity search site called Nexus is advertising access to more than 150 million driver's licenses and passports from the US and Canada, apparently stolen from a major identity verification company. Krebs identified the likely source as IDScan, a Louisiana-based ID verification service used by major tech and consumer brands. The site claimed to add about 500,000 new documents daily, suggesting near real-time access to the company's systems. Krebs confirmed his own driver's license was in the database, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's photo was also listed. IDScan's COO said the company is investigating, and the FBI's New Orleans field office is probing the breach. Nexus went offline after the report was published.

•Security journalist Brian Krebs reported a suspected breach of identity verification service IDScan, exposing over 150 million driver's licenses and passports from the US and Canada.
•Dark web identity search site Nexus advertised the stolen documents and claimed to add about 500,000 new records daily from a 'major identity verification company.'
•Krebs confirmed his own driver's license was in the database, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's photo was also listed.

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FACT · 4/56 Aug '26· Via techcrunch

Hacker Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Customer Data Theft

Connor Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian, pleaded guilty to hacking more than 165 Snowflake customers, stealing billions of records and extorting affected companies and individuals, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Prosecutors say Moucka and co-conspirators received over $2.5 million in ransom payments and about $500,000 from selling stolen data on hacking forums; victims suffered approximately $9.5 million in losses. Targets included major customers such as AT&T, LendingTree and Ticketmaster, with more than 100 million AT&T customers’ call and text records reportedly accessed. Moucka was arrested in Canada in late 2024, faces decades in prison and is scheduled for sentencing on October 27, 2026.

•Connor Moucka pleaded guilty to hacking more than 165 Snowflake customers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
•Moucka and his co-conspirators stole billions of records and extorted multiple companies and individuals.
•They received more than $2.5 million in ransom payments and about $500,000 from selling victims’ data on hacking forums.

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