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  • Harvard data breach — 850,537 accounts

    Harvard data breach — 850,537 accounts

    In November 2025, Harvard University suffered a data breach later linked to a ShinyHunters “pay or leak” extortion attempt. The data contained 851k unique email addresses relating to the university’s alumni and fundraising systems, along with extensive profile information for donors, alumni, parents and some faculty, staff and students. In Harvard’s disclosure notice, the university stated that the breach impacted “personal information such as email addresses, telephone numbers, home and business addresses, event attendance, details of donations to the University, and other biographical information pertaining to University fundraising and alumni engagement activities”.

    • Breach date: 2025-11-18
    • Added to HIBP: 2026-11-03 07:24 UTC
    • Compromised accounts: 850,537
    • Compromised data: Charitable donations, Citizenship statuses, Dates of birth, Education levels, Email addresses, Employers, Ethnicities, Family members’ names, Genders, Job titles, Marital statuses, Names, Occupations, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Places of birth, Salutations, Social media profiles
    • Domain: harvard.edu
    • Verified: Yes

    Source: Have I Been Pwned — Breaches · 2026-11-03

  • Crunchbase data breach — 559,908 accounts

    Crunchbase data breach — 559,908 accounts

    In January 2026, the private company intelligence platform Crunchbase was targeted in a ShinyHunters “pay or leak” extortion attempt. Data allegedly obtained from the company was subsequently published publicly and included 560k unique email addresses, largely belonging to leads and business contacts. Other data included names, physical addresses, phone numbers, job titles, employers and LinkedIn profiles. Crunchbase later confirmed that a threat actor had exfiltrated documents from its corporate network.

    • Breach date: 2026-01-22
    • Added to HIBP: 2026-10-14 06:01 UTC
    • Compromised accounts: 559,908
    • Compromised data: Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Social media profiles
    • Domain: crunchbase.com
    • Verified: Yes

    Source: Have I Been Pwned — Breaches · 2026-10-14

  • Sharecare data breach — 318,185 accounts

    Sharecare data breach — 318,185 accounts

    In August 2026, the digital health company Sharecare was the target of a ShinyHunters “pay or leak” extortion campaign. The group subsequently published data it claimed was taken from Sharecare’s systems, containing 318k unique email addresses. Most of the data consisted of B2B sales and marketing records with names, physical addresses, phone numbers, job titles and employers. The data also included a small number of Brazilian health insurance plan members, including dates of birth, genders, marital statuses and CPF numbers (Brazilian taxpayer identification numbers).

    • Breach date: 2026-08-12
    • Added to HIBP: 2026-10-12 23:28 UTC
    • Compromised accounts: 318,185
    • Compromised data: Dates of birth, Email addresses, Employers, Genders, Government issued IDs, Job titles, Marital statuses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
    • Domain: sharecare.com
    • Verified: Yes

    Source: Have I Been Pwned — Breaches · 2026-10-12

  • Neogen data breach — 435,963 accounts

    Neogen data breach — 435,963 accounts

    In August 2026, the food and animal safety organisation Neogen was the target of a ShinyHunters “pay or leak” extortion attempt. The group later published data it claimed had been obtained from Neogen. The data consisted largely of corporate contact records and included 436k unique email addresses from mailing lists, employee records and other contacts.

    • Breach date: 2026-08-29
    • Added to HIBP: 2026-10-09 07:06 UTC
    • Compromised accounts: 435,963
    • Compromised data: Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Salutations
    • Domain: neogen.com
    • Verified: Yes

    Source: Have I Been Pwned — Breaches · 2026-10-09

  • CyrusOne data breach — 373,460 accounts

    CyrusOne data breach — 373,460 accounts

    In August 2026, data centre operator CyrusOne was the target of a ShinyHunters “pay or leak” extortion attempt. The group subsequently published data allegedly obtained from the company, which included 373k unique email addresses across records relating to users, sales leads and CyrusOne employees. The data largely consisted of corporate contact information, including names, physical addresses, phone numbers and job titles. It also included support tickets and other information related to the organisation’s operations.

    • Breach date: 2026-08-05
    • Added to HIBP: 2026-10-07 23:19 UTC
    • Compromised accounts: 373,460
    • Compromised data: Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Support tickets
    • Domain: cyrusone.com
    • Verified: Yes

    Source: Have I Been Pwned — Breaches · 2026-10-07