Berkadia data breach: 305K accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2026-06-15
In March 2026, the commercial real estate finance company Berkadia was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. The group subsequently published data they alleged was taken from Berkadia's Salesforce instance, including over 300k unique email addresses as well as names, physical addresses and phone numbers, among other data. Exposed data: email addresses, employers, names, phone numbers, physical addresses. The breach dates from Mar 19, 2026; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jun 15, 2026.
What to do
- If you had a Berkadia 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.
Sources
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