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“Global data breaches jump 13% as UK leaks more than double — and Ukraine rockets up the rankings”
“New Surfshark research shows global data breaches rose 13% in Q3 2026, with UK leaks more than doubling and Ukraine climbing to 6th place worldwide.”
Global data breaches up 13% in Q3 2026; UK most breached in Europe.
Key points
- Global breached accounts reached 121.8 million in Q3 2026, up 13.2% from Q2.
- UK breaches more than doubled to 5.8 million, becoming Europe’s most breached country.
- Ukraine jumped from 47th to 6th globally with 2.6 million breaches.
- US remains the leader with 38.1 million breached accounts, about 31% of total.
- Experts note most breaches occur on company servers rather than personal devices.
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