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# Data Breach Roundup (July 31 - August 6, 2026)
- URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/07/data-breach-roundup-july-31-august-6-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-07T17:55:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-07T17:55:27.000Z
- Description: This week featured only two data breaches from the UK and from Switzerland. Both affected federal governments, however.
- Author: Nate Bartram
- Tags: News Briefs, Data Breaches

## ExfilSquad hackers leak info of over 100,000 UK police officers, staff

This impacted the UK's Police National Legal Database (PNLD) and exposed full names, organizations, and email addresses of police officers, staff, criminal justice professionals, and government partners. The names and email address of "Ask the Police" users who submitted questions are also believed to be compromised.

[ExfilSquad hackers leak info of over 100,000 UK police officers, staffA cyberattack on the U.K.’s Police National Legal Database (PNLD) has compromised contact data of more than 100,000 police officers and other criminal justice professionals.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/bleeping-fcfa45f8-4553-420e-81e6-9931278b0fea.ico)BleepingComputerBill Toulas![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/uk-police-dd64674d-c223-4327-aad9-550f126eee79.jpg)](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exfilsquad-hackers-leak-info-of-over-100-000-uk-police-officers-staff/)

## Swiss government SharePoint breach compromised 200 accounts

The Federal Office for Information Technology and Telecommunication (BIT) detected a cyberattack on their SharePoint servers on July 28\. They closed network access, patched the suspected vulnerabilities, and reset passwords for affected accounts. At this time they say no data was stolen other than credentials and it's unclear how many accounts were impacted.

[Swiss government SharePoint breach compromised 200 accountsSwitzerland’s federal IT office says hackers exploited vulnerabilities to breach its Microsoft SharePoint servers and compromised approximately 200 accounts.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/bleeping-d0955ea7-7bca-42cd-b3ae-c7425a4f66dc.ico)BleepingComputerLawrence Abrams![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/Switzerland-flag-f334355f-7cbb-4d4d-913b-d5b7d9e12594.jpg)](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/swiss-government-sharepoint-breach-compromised-200-accounts/)