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At least 37 individually disclosed data breaches have each exposed 100 million or more records since 2008, based on PrivacyTerms' count of the UpGuard and Wikipedia breach trackers as of July 2026. See the full ranking, the yearly trend, and how the count is built.
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HHS Office for Civil Rights settled with OSF Healthcare System for $552,250 plus a two-year corrective action plan on July 1, 2026, over a 2021 ransomware breach that exposed 53,907 patients' records.
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The human element, error, manipulation, or misuse, was present in 62% of confirmed data breaches in 2026, per Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report. See what counts as human error versus social engineering, and how the mix has shifted since 2024.
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EULAs were built for software you install and copy. Here's when a browser-based SaaS product still needs one, and when Terms of Service already cover it.
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The FTC, joined by California and Utah, sued Hims & Hers on July 29, 2026, alleging the telehealth company shared patients' health data with Meta and Snap despite promising to protect their privacy.
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More than 17.7 billion accounts have appeared in a data breach, per Have I Been Pwned's live tracker checked in July 2026, more than double the world's population. See how many people the Identity Theft Resource Center, Verizon, and named breaches like Equifax and Yahoo actually affected.
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