Data of 1.2 million Latvians stolen in cyberattack

Latvia

First seen: Aug 18, 2026, 9:17 PM UTCUpdated: Aug 19, 2026, 2:02 AM UTC

WHAT HAPPENED

A cyberattack resulted in the theft of data belonging to 1.2 million people in Latvia. The supplied headlines provide no further details about the affected organization or the type of data stolen.

SO WHAT?

The breach affects a substantial share of Latvia’s population and may create significant privacy and security risks.

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Reports behind this event

dailyadvertiser.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 2:02 AM UTC

dailyliberal.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC

maitlandmercury.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC

westernadvocate.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC

edenmagnet.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC

bendigoadvertiser.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC

standard.net.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC

goulburnpost.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC

canberratimes.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC

bordermail.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC

singletonargus.com.auen

Data of 1.2m Latvians stolen in massive cyberattack

Aug 19, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC

dcnews.roro

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Aug 18, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC