5 Data Breaches to Know About (October 2026)
Security magazine dives into five data breach stories from the last month.
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1. Frontline Education
Education technology company Frontline Education experienced a data breach that may have impacted sensitive employee information, including Social Security numbers. This breach was the result of a third-party vulnerability, emphasizing the importance of securing third-party environments.
Learn more about the Frontline Education breach.
2. CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy, a natural gas and electric organization providing services to Texas, Indiana, Ohio and Minnesota, revealed 1 million Texas customers had their data breached. It is possible customers in other states were impacted as well.
Learn more about the CenterPoint Energy breach.
3. California Students
Students and their families in California were informed some of their personal information may have been accessed and copied by a hacker. The unauthorized user had accessed this data at various points throughout a four month period due to one compromised credential.
Learn more about the California student breach.
4. Capcom
Japanese videogame developer and publisher Capcom experienced a breach of more than 11 million customer accounts on its online membership service. In some instances, customers even faced unauthorized charges to their login passwords.
Learn more about the Capcom breach.
5. Quest Diagnostics
An unauthorized user accessed the organization’s Quanum LSM system, used by clients to place test orders and receive results. The company states that this incident likely compromised patient records.