Edmunds Data Breach: 178,000 Records Exposed by ShinyHunters Hacking Group
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Summary
In January 2026, the automotive research and car-shopping platform Edmunds was breached by the ShinyHunters hacking group. The compromised data, which was later published publicly, includes 178k unique email addresses, usernames, passwords, IP addresses, phone numbers, and vehicle-related records.
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Data purportedly obtained in the incident was later published publicly and included 178k unique email addresses, usernames, passwords, IP addresses, phone numbers and vehicle-related records.
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