SUCCESS data breach: 253K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2026-04-01
In March 2026, the personal development and achievement media brand SUCCESS suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 250k unique email addresses along with names, IP addresses, phone numbers and, for a limited number of staff members, bcrypt password hashes. The data also included orders containing physical addresses and the payment method used. In SUCCESS' disclosure notice, they advised their system had also been abused to send offensive newsletters with quotes falsely attributed to contributors. Exposed data: device information, email addresses, ip addresses, names, passwords, phone numbers, physical addresses, purchases. The breach dates from Mar 4, 2026; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Apr 1, 2026.
What to do
- If you had a SUCCESS 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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