Data Breach Roundup (Oct 30 - Nov 5, 2026)
This week's breaches include Applebee's, Chainalysis, Harvard, and more.
Nate Bartram
Nate is a member of Privacy Guides' video and news team. He has been advocating for privacy on his own website The New Oil since 2018, and is the former host of Surveillance Report, a popular cybersecurity podcast he published with Techlore.
Data Breach Roundup (Oct 23 - Oct 29, 2026)
Japan was hit with a lot of data breaches this week, but the real headline-maker was DHS.
Data Breach Roundup (Oct 16 - 22, 2026)
This week's data breaches featured a lot of big, well known names from fast food and gaming to schools and government agencies.
How the US Spies On Its Own Citizens (Without a Warrant)
How did a law meant to target foreign spies turn into a domestic surveillance system sweeping up millions of ordinary Americans without a warrant?
Data Breach Roundup (Oct 9 - 15, 2026)
It was a light week as far as data breaches, but there were still some unfortunate exposures.
Data Breach Roundup (Oct 3 - 8, 2026)
This week saw a rather surprising hack from UK fashion retailer ASOS, as well as multiple breaches from organizations in Denmark.
2026 Email Aliasing Tier List
Your email address is exposed! In this video we break down the best tools for protecting your email address and rank them from S-tier to F-tier. How did your favorite email aliasing tool stack up?
Data Breach Roundup (Sep 25 - Oct 1, 2026)
The US government has once again been breached, as well as a Japanese car-sharing app and a vibe-coding app platform.
Is Louis Rossmann Right About Privacy.com?
Recently, digital rights activist and YouTuber Louis Rossmann revoked his endorsement of privacy.com. But we think this might be a problem bigger than one provider.
Data Breach Roundup (Sep 18 - 24, 2026)
This week's big story is a breach of the FBI exposing all employees and applicants.
The iPhone the FBI Couldn’t Hack
In 2016, a locked iPhone 5C sparked a massive showdown between Apple and the FBI.
Data Breach Roundup (Sep 11 - 17, 2026)
Revolut made headlines this week, but they weren't the only organization breached (as usual).
Data Breach Roundup (Sep 4 - 10, 2026)
Two Trezor breaches, more healtcare companies, and more identification documents. This week was a mess.