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Education Sector Data Breaches

Universities, K-12 districts, and ed-tech vendors hold massive student-record databases that attract identity-theft operations and ransomware groups. Below is every education-sector breach LeakTrace has indexed.

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Education Sector Data Breaches (9651 indexed)

medium · tech · Aug 24, 2026

Eduard Kovacs

Eduard Kovacs reports: Private equity giant Apollo Global Management has disclosed a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information. According to a data breach notice sent to affected individuals, a social engin

View incident → Original disclosure Indexed 1 day, 19 hours ago
high · finance · Aug 23, 2026

NIUS

6,090 records exposed — Bank account numbers, Email addresses, Names, Partial credit card data and 2 more

View incident → Indexed 2 days, 19 hours ago
medium · other · Aug 23, 2026

UPDATE

UPDATE: Yesterday, DataBreaches reported that ShinyHunters had added ReliaQuest to its dedicated leak site, but without any substantive proof — only a few screenshots showing access to a user account on reliaquest.

View incident → Original disclosure Indexed 2 days, 19 hours ago
high · tech · Aug 22, 2026

Golf Canada

568,972 records exposed — Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations and 2 more

View incident → Indexed 3 days, 19 hours ago
medium · healthcare · Aug 22, 2026

Connecticut

WSFB reports: State officials say a data breach involving the Connecticut Medicaid program’s provider portal exposed payment and claims information tied to roughly 41,000 HUSKY Health members. The Connecticut Department

View incident → Original disclosure Indexed 3 days, 19 hours ago