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Disclosed incidenthibp-ozhairandbeauty

Oz Hair and Beauty breach: 1,988,331 accounts exposed

In August 2026, Australian beauty retailer Oz Hair and Beauty was the target of an xpl0itrs extortion attack .

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What happened

In August 2026, Australian beauty retailer Oz Hair and Beauty was the target of an xpl0itrs extortion attack . The group subsequently published data allegedly obtained from the company, which included 2M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, geographic locations (suburb and postcode) and purchases.

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    Have I Been Pwned: Oz Hair and Beauty (opens a new tab)

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, August 19). Oz Hair and Beauty breach: 1,988,331 accounts exposed. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-ozhairandbeauty

MLA

"Oz Hair and Beauty breach: 1,988,331 accounts exposed." KEVWire, 19 Aug. 2026, kevwire.com/record/hibp-ozhairandbeauty.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Oz Hair and Beauty breach: 1,988,331 accounts exposed." Last modified August 19, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-ozhairandbeauty.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Oz Hair and Beauty breach: 1,988,331 accounts exposed (Aug 19, 2026).
In August 2026, Australian beauty retailer Oz Hair and Beauty was the target of an xpl0itrs extortion attack . The group subsequently published data allegedly obtained from the company, which included 2M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, geographic locations (suburb and postcode) and purchases.
Sources:
Have I Been Pwned: Oz Hair and Beauty: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/OzHairAndBeauty
Have I Been Pwned breach API: https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3/breaches
Record ID: hibp-ozhairandbeauty.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 26, 2026, 21:25 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

Verified by Have I Been Pwned. Breach date: 2026-08-15; loaded 2026-08-19. Exposed data: Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Phone numbers, Purchases. Counts are accounts in the loaded data, not necessarily distinct people.

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