Company that monitors special categories of personal information breached.

A total of 9 breach events were found and analysed resulting in 4,989,073 exposed accounts containing a total of 14 different data types of personal datum . The breaches found publicly and freely available included KFC, Kinokassa, Viva Air, Noveo Solutions and Intim Shop. Sign in to view the full library of breach events which includes, where available, reference articles relating to each breach.

Data Breach Analysis

KFC, a globally recognised fast-food brand, likely holds data linked to loyalty programs, payment methods, and delivery platforms. A breach involving such a company could have downstream effects on consumer trust, brand reputation, and potential fraud against both customers and franchise partners. Public perception of corporate responsibility in data security continues to play a major role in customer retention and market value.

Viva Air, operating in the travel industry, compounds the severity of breach impact by potentially exposing passport details, travel itineraries, or payment credentials. Leaks from travel providers can be exploited in travel fraud schemes, identity theft, and account takeovers, which also risk legal consequences in regulated industries such as aviation.

Kinokassa and Intim Shop, while catering to more niche markets (entertainment and adult content, respectively), present high-risk exposure for users whose association with such platforms could be sensitive. The risk extends beyond fraud to include blackmail, reputational damage, or social engineering, especially when anonymity or discretion is expected.

Noveo Solutions, as a tech and consulting firm, highlights the persistent vulnerabilities in B2B infrastructure. Exposed business data or developer credentials can lead to intellectual property theft, spear-phishing attacks, or exploitation of downstream clients.

Across all breaches, the exposure of diverse personal information, whether emails, usernames, hashed passwords, or addresses, feeds into the underground economy of data resale, phishing toolkits, and automated bot attacks. While these leaks may vary in size and sensitivity, their impact can ripple across industries, particularly when exploited in coordinated credential stuffing campaigns or fraud rings.

This ongoing trend reinforces the urgent need for organisations to prioritise proactive security measures, such as encryption, access controls, and rapid breach detection. Consumers, on the other hand, should remain vigilant by enabling multi-factor authentication, avoiding password reuse, and monitoring financial and communication platforms for suspicious activity.

Spotlight

First up, a UK based company that monitors special categories of personal information. For example politically exposed individuals and organisations that have committed or suspected acts of financial crimes such as fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. And yes, they have been breached. A huge amount of personal information has been exposed including full names, birthplace, along with crimes each person has committed or is suspected of committing.

A Colombian airline suffered a large data breach earlier this year and their users have been dumped for free on one of the larger hacking forums in the past week. The airline has been running for over seven years and 20 million people have travelled with them. Unfortunately 1.4 million of those passengers has had a wide rang of datasets posted online. Partial credit card details, IP address’s and full names. It's frustrating because travel information is very accurate and few people lie on their flight tickets in the name of privacy, so you can be certain that this information will be used for identity theft and other nefarious purposes.

This next breach is from a large API company which offers Forex rates on over two hundred currencies from across the world. The company in question has a great client list. The datasets included hashed bcrypt passwords and payment information which is now in circulation on a variety of underground forums.