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686 PIPEDA Breach Reports: Canada Breach Data 2026

Latest Privacy policy · 23 Oct, 2026

686 PIPEDA Breach Reports: Canada Breach Data 2026

Canada's privacy regulator logged 686 breach of security safeguards reports under PIPEDA in fiscal 2024-25, per the Offic

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710 Data Breaches: US State-by-State Figures for 2026

710 Data Breaches: US State-by-State Figures for 2026

US healthcare regulators logged 710 large data breaches across every state in 2025, according to HIPAA Journal's 2025 Healthcare Data Breach Report compiled from the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal. California topped the state count with 69 breaches, while Georgia led in individuals affected at just over 16 million.

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3,600 ICO Data Breach Reports: UK Incident Data for 2026

3,600 ICO Data Breach Reports: UK Incident Data for 2026

UK organizations reported 3,600 data breach incidents to the Information Commissioner's Office in the fourth quarter of 2025 alone, a 16% year-over-year increase, according to the ICO's Data Security Incident Trends dataset as analyzed by the Data Protection Network in April 2026. See what causes most reports and how many actually trigger ICO action.

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$7.42M Healthcare Breach Cost Tops 2026 Industry Data

$7.42M Healthcare Breach Cost Tops 2026 Industry Data

Healthcare data breaches cost an average of $7.42 million in 2025, the most expensive of any industry for the 14th consecutive year, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report. See how every sector compares on cost, breach volume, and detection time.

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4-Hour Deadline: Breach Notification Laws by Country 2026

4-Hour Deadline: Breach Notification Laws by Country 2026

China requires breach notification to regulators within 4 hours for its most severe incidents, the fastest deadline of any country compared here, according to DLA Piper's Data Protection Laws of the World handbook (2026, 15th edition). See how China, the EU, Brazil, and five other countries compare on breach notification deadlines.

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EUR 1,095 Per Capita: Luxembourg Tops GDPR Fines in 2026

EUR 1,095 Per Capita: Luxembourg Tops GDPR Fines in 2026

Luxembourg has collected roughly EUR 1,095 in GDPR fines per resident since 2018, 48% more than second-place Ireland, according to DLA Piper's January 2026 GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey. See the full per-capita ranking and why two small countries hold most of the EU's total.

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