Data Security

With AO3 offline since 29 October after a security incident, the copycat ao3.life went down on 2 November 2026 after over 2,000 takedown requests.

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis disclosed on 30 October 2026 that an attacker using 'offensive agentic techniques' accessed users' names, emails, IDs and role labels.

Florida's Department of Education said on 29 October 2026 that a breach of its student financial aid website may have exposed Social Security numbers of about 4.9 million people.

Japan Airlines says unauthorised access to the Amadeus reservation system exposed data of about 92,000 customers; ANA and Korean carriers also report impact.

A database of more than 41,000 US Homeland Security staff, including ICE and CBP officers, was published online on October 28, 2026; DHS says it is investigating.

South Korea's Mirae Asset Life Insurance confirmed on October 26, 2026 that hackers stole customer personal and credit data, the country's first hacking leak at an insurer.

PM Narendra Modi on 25 October 2026 inaugurated the RBI's Rs 169-170 crore data centre and cybersecurity training institute at Jatni near Bhubaneswar.

Capcom said on October 22, 2026 that 11.77 million CAPCOM ID records, mostly emails and login data, were accessed; passwords and card data not confirmed exposed.

Quest Diagnostics said on October 22, 2026 that hackers accessed its Quanum Lab Services Manager system and certain patient records; the scale is not yet known.