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7-Eleven data breach exposes personal information of 185,000 people
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven suffered a data breach in April 2026 that exposed the personal information of more than 183,000 individuals, according to breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. The ShinyHunters extortion group claimed responsibility for the attack, continuing their pattern of targeting large consumer-facing organizations for data theft and ransom demands. The exposed data reportedly includes names, email addresses, and other personally identifiable information. The breach highlights the ongoing risk to retail and hospitality sectors, where legacy systems and complex supply chain integrations create broad attack surfaces. Affected individuals should monitor for phishing attempts and credential-stuffing attacks leveraging the stolen data.
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Overview
- Convenience store chain 7-Eleven suffered a data breach in April 2026 that exposed the personal information of more than 183,000 individuals, according to breach notification service Have I Been Pwned.
- The ShinyHunters extortion group claimed responsibility for the attack, continuing their pattern of targeting large consumer-facing organizations for data theft and ransom demands.
- The exposed data reportedly includes names, email addresses, and other personally identifiable information.
- The breach highlights the ongoing risk to retail and hospitality sectors, where legacy systems and complex supply chain integrations create broad attack surfaces.
- Affected individuals should monitor for phishing attempts and credential-stuffing attacks leveraging the stolen data.
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