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Disclosed incidenthibp-amtrak

Amtrak breach: 2,147,679 accounts exposed

In April 2026, the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed they had breached Amtrak . The group typically compromises organisations' Salesforce instances before demanding a ransom and later, if not paid, dumping the data publicly.

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What happened

In April 2026, the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed they had breached Amtrak . The group typically compromises organisations' Salesforce instances before demanding a ransom and later, if not paid, dumping the data publicly. They subsequently published the alleged data which contained over 2M unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses and customer support records.

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    Have I Been Pwned: Amtrak (opens a new tab)

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, April 17). Amtrak breach: 2,147,679 accounts exposed. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-amtrak

MLA

"Amtrak breach: 2,147,679 accounts exposed." KEVWire, 17 Apr. 2026, kevwire.com/record/hibp-amtrak.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Amtrak breach: 2,147,679 accounts exposed." Last modified April 17, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-amtrak.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Amtrak breach: 2,147,679 accounts exposed (Apr 17, 2026).
In April 2026, the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed they had breached Amtrak . The group typically compromises organisations' Salesforce instances before demanding a ransom and later, if not paid, dumping the data publicly. They subsequently published the alleged data which contained over 2M unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses and customer support records.
Sources:
Have I Been Pwned: Amtrak: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Amtrak
Have I Been Pwned breach API: https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3/breaches
Record ID: hibp-amtrak.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 27, 2026, 00:25 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

Verified by Have I Been Pwned. Breach date: 2026-04-03; loaded 2026-04-17. Exposed data: Email addresses, Names, Physical addresses, Support tickets. Counts are accounts in the loaded data, not necessarily distinct people.

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