National Security Agency Data Breach History
WebsiteThe National Security Agency (NSA) is a U.S. intelligence agency responsible for signals intelligence.
This page shows all data breaches of National Security Agency. View the complete breach timeline, records exposed, root causes, and AI breach risk score. BreachHistory tracks disclosed data breaches worldwide.
Data Breach Timeline — All National Security Agency Breaches
- 2013 2013 — National Security Agency: Snowden downloaded up to 1, 1.5M records 1.5M records Share
- 2010 2010 — National Security Agency: Snowden downloaded up to 1, 1.5M records 1.5M records Share
National Security Agency Data Breach Summary
This page tracks the National Security Agency data breach history and cybersecurity incidents affecting National Security Agency (Hong Kong). BreachHistory currently indexes 2 publicly disclosed or catalogued incidents spanning 2010 through 2013, with approximately 3.0 million records reported as exposed across all indexed events. These totals may include overlapping datasets or third-party estimates and should not be interpreted as unique affected users.
The National Security Agency breach timeline includes major data breaches, cyber attacks, data leaks, credential exposures, API abuse, and other security incidents. Each incident provides details on the estimated records exposed, attack method, affected data types, and supporting public sources. Currently, 0 incidents are company-confirmed.
Largest National Security Agency Data Breaches
The largest indexed incidents include the 2013 — National Security Agency: Snowden downloaded up to 1, 1.5M records and the 2010 — National Security Agency: Snowden downloaded up to 1, 1.5M records. Record counts originating from threat actors or leak sites should be treated as estimates unless confirmed by National Security Agency or a regulator. Below is the list of large data breaches:
- 2013 2013 — National Security Agency: Snowden downloaded up to 1, 1.5M records — about 1.5M records exposed · Catalogued incident
- 2010 2010 — National Security Agency: Snowden downloaded up to 1, 1.5M records — about 1.5M records exposed · Catalogued incident
What Information Was Exposed?
Depending on the incident, exposed data may include email addresses, passwords, phone numbers, names, profile information, account identifiers, and other personal information (PII). The exact data varies between incidents, so review each breach page before assuming your information was affected.
National Security Agency Data Breach 2026
At the time of this update, no National Security Agency data breach has been catalogued for 2026. New incidents are added as official disclosures, regulatory filings, or credible cybersecurity reports become available.
What To Do If You Were Affected
If you believe your account may have been involved in a National Security Agency data breach, change any reused passwords, enable multi-factor authentication (MFA), monitor your account for suspicious activity, and be cautious of phishing emails or fake breach notifications.
This National Security Agency breach history is maintained by BreachHistory using public disclosures, regulatory filings, security research, and clearly labelled third-party claims. For the complete breach timeline, records exposed, incident details, and AI Breach Risk Score, explore the sections on this page.