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Breach occurred 2025-09-08Verifiedwired.com
What happened
In December 2025, 2.3M records of WIRED magazine users allegedly obtained from parent company Condé Nast were published online. The most recent data dated back to the previous September and exposed email addresses and display names, as well as, for a small number of users, their name, phone number, date of birth, gender, and geographic location or full physical address. The WIRED data allegedly represents a subset of Condé Nast brands the hacker also claims to have obtained.
Data exposed
Frequently asked questions
The WIRED data breach occurred on September 8, 2025. It was added to Have I Been Pwned's breach catalog on December 27, 2025.
2,364,431 accounts were affected by the WIRED data breach, according to Have I Been Pwned's records.
The WIRED breach exposed the following data types: Dates of birth, Display names, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses.
Yes. Have I Been Pwned has verified the WIRED breach, meaning there's confirmed evidence the exposed data is genuine and tied to real accounts.
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