2026 KKTC Health Ministry — alleged dark-web leak of 364k+ public health records (investigation ongoing)

Alleged government health data leak — January–June 2026. Newspaper Yenidüzen reported highly sensitive data belonging to 364,036 people registered in the KKTC public health system appeared on a dark-web forum on January 8, 2026 and remained accessible for months before wider public attention in June. Cyprus Mail and Turkish Minute cite Dutch cybersecurity experts who reviewed samples and described the file as easily accessible, with fields including identity numbers, passport numbers, vaccination records, and addresses. KKTC public works minister Erhan Arıklı told legislators the allegation is under investigation and acknowledged it could be true; officials initially found no evidence but later confirmed an inquiry and requested cybersecurity support from Turkey. Opposition parties criticized delayed public notification. BreachHistory indexes the 364,036 figure from trade-press reporting; KKTC had not issued a final confirmed victim breakdown at catalog time.