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Pitney Bowes breach: 8,243,989 accounts exposed

In April 2026, the hacking collective ShinyHunters claimed to have obtained data from Pitney Bowes as part of a broader extortion campaign that also named several other organisations. After negotiations allegedly failed, the group publicly released the data which included 8.

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What happened

In April 2026, the hacking collective ShinyHunters claimed to have obtained data from Pitney Bowes as part of a broader extortion campaign that also named several other organisations. After negotiations allegedly failed, the group publicly released the data which included 8.2M unique email addresses, along with names, phone numbers and physical addresses. A subset of the data also included Pitney Bowes employee records with job titles.

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    Have I Been Pwned: Pitney Bowes (opens a new tab)

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KEVWire. (2026, April 27). Pitney Bowes breach: 8,243,989 accounts exposed. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-pitneybowes

MLA

"Pitney Bowes breach: 8,243,989 accounts exposed." KEVWire, 27 Apr. 2026, kevwire.com/record/hibp-pitneybowes.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Pitney Bowes breach: 8,243,989 accounts exposed." Last modified April 27, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-pitneybowes.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Pitney Bowes breach: 8,243,989 accounts exposed (Apr 27, 2026).
In April 2026, the hacking collective ShinyHunters claimed to have obtained data from Pitney Bowes as part of a broader extortion campaign that also named several other organisations. After negotiations allegedly failed, the group publicly released the data which included 8.2M unique email addresses, along with names, phone numbers and physical addresses. A subset of the data also included Pitney Bowes employee records with job titles.
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Have I Been Pwned: Pitney Bowes: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/PitneyBowes
Have I Been Pwned breach API: https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3/breaches
Record ID: hibp-pitneybowes.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
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This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 26, 2026, 22:25 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

Verified by Have I Been Pwned. Breach date: 2026-04-20; loaded 2026-04-27. Exposed data: Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses. Counts are accounts in the loaded data, not necessarily distinct people.

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