7-Eleven data breach: 185K accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2026-05-24
In April 2026, 7-Eleven was the victim of a "pay or leak" extortion campaign by ShinyHunters, with the data later published that month. The incident exposed 185k unique email addresses, along with names, physical addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers. A small number of records also contained additional exposed data fields. The company later advised the breach was limited to "certain 7-Eleven systems used to store franchisee documents", a statement consistent with the exposed data. Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses. The breach dates from Apr 8, 2026; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on May 24, 2026.
What to do
- If you had a 7-Eleven account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
- Expect targeted phishing that quotes the leaked details; verify any unexpected contact out of band.
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