Sysco data breach: 2.7M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2026-06-28
In June 2026, the food distribution company Sysco was targeted by a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. Data was subsequently published containing 2.7M unique email addresses belonging to staff and customers. The data also contained largely corporate contact information including names, phone numbers, physical addresses, internal job titles, and customer feedback. Exposed data: customer feedback, email addresses, employers, job titles, names, phone numbers, physical addresses, usernames. The breach dates from Jun 15, 2026; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jun 28, 2026.
What to do
- If you had a Sysco 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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