Goose Creek data breach: 6.6M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2026-07-15
In June 2026, a party claiming to have access to data from Goose Creek Candle Company sent emails to a number of the company's customers, claiming the company had a security vulnerability and suffered a data breach. The data was subsequently sent to Have I Been Pwned and contained 6.6M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses, order IDs and total spent. The data appears to have been obtained from the company's Shopify instance. Goose Creek is aware of the reports but was unable to provide Have I Been Pwned with any further information at the time of publication. Exposed data: email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses, purchases. The breach dates from Jun 9, 2026; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jul 15, 2026.
What to do
- If you had a Goose Creek 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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