RTX Corp. Discloses June 2026 Data Breach Impacting Personal Information
RTX Corp., a U.S.-based aerospace and defense conglomerate, reported a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information. The incident, detected on June 25, 2026, prompted an investigation to assess the scope of the compromise.
On July 24, 2026, RTX notified the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and began sending written notices to affected individuals on July 23, 2026. The breach involved first and last names, mailing addresses, and Social Security numbers.
In response, RTX is offering 24 months of free credit monitoring and identity protection through Equifax Complete Premier to impacted individuals. Those who received notification letters can enroll using a unique activation code by the October 31, 2026 deadline.
Source: https://www.claimdepot.com/data-breach/rtx-2026
RTX cybersecurity rating report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/rtx
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2026",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Aerospace and Defense',
'location': 'U.S.',
'name': 'RTX Corp.',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'customer_advisories': '24 months of free credit monitoring and identity '
'protection offered to affected individuals; '
'enrollment deadline: 2026-10-31',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'First and last names, '
'mailing addresses, '
'Social Security '
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'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (Social Security numbers, '
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'date_detected': '2026-06-25',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2026-07-24',
'description': 'RTX Corp., a U.S.-based aerospace and defense conglomerate, '
'reported a data breach that exposed sensitive personal '
'information, including first and last names, mailing '
'addresses, and Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'First and last names, mailing addresses, '
'Social Security numbers',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
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'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Massachusetts Office '
'of Consumer Affairs '
'and Business '
'Regulation'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notices to affected '
'individuals',
'third_party_assistance': 'Equifax Complete Premier (credit '
'monitoring and identity protection)'},
'title': 'RTX Corp. June 2026 Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}