Pi-hole data breach: 29K accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2025-07-31
In July 2025, a vulnerability in the GiveWP WordPress plugin exposed the names and email addresses of approximately 30k donors to the Pi-hole network-wide ad blocking project. Pi-hole subsequently self-submitted the list of impacted donors to HIBP. Exposed data: email addresses, names. The breach dates from Jul 30, 2025; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jul 31, 2025.
What to do
- If you had a Pi-hole 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.
Sources
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