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Top StoriesHackers Use ARTEX AI to Breach WorkOS and Access Customer Slack Conversations
Threat IntelligenceOperation CloudFire: phishing campaign targets corporate Google sessions
Data BreachesSmashing Security podcast #491: How AI agents are spooking the banks
Bugs and PatchesZyxel fixes zero-day exploited to hack nearly 1,000 network switches
Cybercrime and ScamsFreeze first, charge later: Ahmad Zahid unveils aggressive legal hammer against cyber fraud
Nation State HackingThe CyberThreat Report: November 2026
Enterprise SecurityOpenAI Appoints Former US Army Secretary to Lead National Security Strategy
Privacy and ComplianceHackers exploited iOS and Android flaws to infect phones
Consumer AdviceWe’re Asking the Ninth Circuit to Hold Reverse Location Warrants Categorically Unconstitutional
Incident ResponseRapid7 Achieves ISO/IEC 42001 Certification for its AI Management System

Global data breaches rose 13 percent in third quarter of 2026

Global data breaches reached 121.8 million compromised accounts in the third quarter of 2026 as leaks surged in the United Kingdom and Ukraine.

FTMQ Security, written by our newsroom5 November 2026 at 00:000 views

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More than 121.8 million online accounts were compromised globally between July and September 2026, TechRadar and The Guardian Nigeria News reported, citing research from Surfshark. This figure represents a 13.2 percent increase compared to the previous quarter. [1][2]

The United Kingdom experienced a 121.6 percent increase in leaked accounts during the third quarter of 2026, bringing its total to 5.8 million, TechRadar reported. This rise pushed the United Kingdom past France to become the most breached nation in Europe. [1]

Data breaches also rose sharply in Ukraine, where 2.6 million accounts were compromised within three months, TechRadar reported. The spike moved Ukraine from 47th place to 6th place globally. FTMQ Security reported earlier that cyberattacks targeted emergency alert mobile applications in Ukraine and Russia late Sunday, pushing fake notifications of an imminent nuclear threat to citizens. [1][6]

Most data breaches take place on server infrastructure rather than end user devices, TechRadar reported. Consequently, Virtual Private Network software cannot prevent account details from leaking when corporate servers are compromised. [1]

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In short

A total of 121.8 million online accounts were compromised globally in the third quarter of 2026.
Global data breaches increased by 13.2 percent compared to the previous quarter.
The United Kingdom recorded 5.8 million breached accounts, making it the most breached nation in Europe.
Ukraine moved to 6th place globally after registering 2.6 million breached accounts in three months.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Global data breaches jump 13% as UK leaks more than double — and Ukraine rockets up the rankingsTechRadar, 7h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Global data breaches jump 13% in Q3 2026, Ukraine leads surgeThe Guardian Nigeria News, 22h ago

Background

[3]Grand Theft Auto VI on Wikipedia
[4]Timeline of computing 2020–present on Wikipedia
[5]Ukraine on Grokipedia
[6]Cyberattacks trigger fake nuclear emergency alerts across Ukraine and Russia mobile apps FTMQ Security, 1d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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