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Global Data Leak Ranking Highlights Massive Compromise of Russian User Information
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A total of 326 data leaks were recorded in Russia throughout 2025 and the first six months of 2026, leading to the compromise of 1.175 billion lines of Russian user data, as reported by The Moscow Times on September 11.
Analysts at cybersecurity solution developer F6 calculated that this incident count is nearly double the combined total of 164 cases reported across Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific region, and other CIS countries.
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According to Elena Shamshina, technical head of cyber threat intelligence at F6, the first half of 2026 saw a decline in the number of leaked databases from Russian companies. However, she noted that attackers continue to target Russian organizations at an unprecedented level to inflict maximum damage.
"Russia has historically developed one of the deepest digital ecosystems. Gosuslugi, banking, telemedicine, delivery services, car sharing — all of this generates colossal volumes of personal data. Where there is a lot of data, there are many potential points of failure," said Igor Bederov, chairman of the council on countering technological offenses at the Coordination Council of the Non-State Security Sphere of Russia.
He added that in countries across Latin America, the Middle East, or Africa, the penetration level of digital services is often lower, meaning there is not much to steal yet, as the accumulated volume of data is smaller.
Russia has previously ranked among the global leaders in the volume of data leaked online. In 2024, Russian state agencies and commercial firms accounted for 778 out of 9,175 documented data compromise incidents globally, according to The Moscow Times.
This represented 8.5% of all worldwide leaks, placing the country second behind the United States, which recorded 36.1%. India ranked third with 5.4%, followed by the United Kingdom with 3.8% and Canada with 2.9%, according to data from InfoWatch.
Russian-speaking cybercriminals have recently executed a massive data heist targeting Western infrastructure. A service on the Russian-speaking cybercrime forum Exploit had offered access to over 153 million US and Canadian driver’s licenses, 10 million identity cards, and 3 million passports.
The breach, which reportedly stemmed from a compromised identity verification platform used by major global brands, even exposed the driver’s license of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and is currently under investigation by the FBI.
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