NIUS data breach: 6090 accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2026-08-23
In July 2025, the German news service NIUS suffered a data breach which was subsequently leaked publicly. The data included 6k unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses and payment details for purchases including either IBANs or partial credit card data (masked card number, type and expiry). Exposed data: bank account numbers, email addresses, names, partial credit card data, physical addresses, purchases. The breach dates from Jul 13, 2025; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Aug 23, 2026.
What to do
- If you had a NIUS 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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