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Confirmed breach

WIRED data breach

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A breach of WIRED was added to Have I Been Pwned’s breach database on 27 December 2025. It affected 2,364,431 accounts. Exposed: Email addresses, Phone numbers, Dates of birth, Names, Addresses and Display names and more. The breach began on 8 September 2025, 110 days before it was reported.

Status

Confirmed breach

People affected

2,364,431 accounts

Reported

27 December 2025

Breach began

8 September 2025

Time to tell

110 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Dates of birth
• Names
• Addresses
• Display names
• Genders
• Geographic locations

Sources

• Breach database · 27 December 2025 · 2,364,431 accountsHave I Been Pwned

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If WIRED had your data

1. Look for WIRED’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
2. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be WIRED, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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