Editor's Message

Welcome to DBD. On March 8th 2026, DBD celebrated it's sixth anniversary and PRiSM celebrated it's third anniversary. Both projects have made a huge impact on my life and I'd like to thank each and everyone of you who have supported me, with special thanks to those individuals and communities who have helped me build up my knowledge on cybercrime and ransomware over the years. Thanks again for all your continued support. Stay safe. :)


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Monday, 3 August 2026

Data Breaches Digest - Week 32 2026

Welcome to this week's Data Breaches Digest, a catalogue of links concerning Data Breaches and Cyber Security that were published on the Internet during the period between 3rd August and 9th August 2026.


3rd August

A Hacker’s Own Mistake Just Proved AI Can Run a Cyberattack With Almost No Human Help

AI Threats Push India's Data Breach Cost Up 11% To $2.79 Million

Allstate breach claim raises questions about scope of exposure

American Bank trusts Ransomware Hackers claims of Data Deletion

Average cost of data breach in India hits record Rs 25.5 crore

Average Data Breach Cost in the Middle East Reaches $8 Million in 2026, with One in Four Malicious Breaches AI-Enabled

Buying TikTok followers can expose users to scams and account theft

CareCloud Data Breach Exposes Patients’ Health, Social Security and Credit Card Data

Cost of Org-level Data Breach Touches its Highest Level in India at Rs.25.5 Crore

Cyber attack on Liechtenstein steals data of 31,000

Healthcare data breach: Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) registers case after Star Hospitals patients' records leaked online

How can phishing-resistant authentication strengthen Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance across the accounting sector?

Hugging Face Diffusers Flaws Could Let Model Repositories Execute Arbitrary Code

India Records Its Highest Average Cost of a Data Breach at INR 255 Million (INR 25.5 Crore) in 2026

India's average data breach cost rises to record ₹25.5 crore in 2026

Japanese telco Sakura Mobile informs customers of data breach

Kenya: Gambling regulator investigating licensed betting firms over alleged data breach claims

Lazarus isn’t just stealing crypto anymore - it’s arming ransomware gangs

Mapping the malware blast radius a single alert won’t show you

Middle East data breach costs hit $8 million as AI threats grow

N-able Says Attackers Take Over N-central Servers After Initial Fix Proves Incomplete

Partnered Health responds to INC Ransom data breach claims

Resilience analysis shows AI is strengthening existing cyber attack methods

Sunday, 2 August 2026

Data-Leaking Ransomware Report - July 2026

Welcome to last month's DLR Report, an exclusive presentation of Data-Leaking Ransomware Operator's Global and US Victims that were claimed between 1st July and 31st July 2026.


DBD discovered and researched 840 Global Ransomware Victims over 81 Countries and Islands, including 359 US Ransomware Victims over 46 States and Districts, claimed by 63 Data-Leaking Ransomware Operators in July 2026.

DBD also discovered and researched 7 New Active Ransomware Operators called CRPxO, D1R, DOOMMAGEDDON, ExfilSquad, GAMMAX, Global Secret Group and Wallstreet in July 2026.

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Data Source: Data Breaches Digest.