# Berkadia Data Breach

> Berkadia, a commercial real estate finance company, had data from its Salesforce instance published by the ShinyHunters group in March 2026, exposing over 300,000 individuals' contact and employer information.

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## Key Facts

- Company: Berkadia
- Company domain: berkadia.com
- Reported by Breached: 2026-06-15
- Breach date: 2026-03-19
- People affected: 305K
- Severity: medium
- Exposed data types: Email addresses, Employers, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses


## Breach Detail

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## What happened

According to Have I Been Pwned, in March 2026 Berkadia was targeted by a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. After the extortion demand, the group published data they alleged was taken from Berkadia's Salesforce instance.

## What was exposed

Reported by HIBP, the published data included email addresses, names, physical addresses, phone numbers, and employer information for more than 300,000 individuals.

## Who is affected

Approximately 305,216 accounts are listed as affected. Those impacted are likely clients, contacts, or business partners associated with Berkadia's commercial real estate finance operations.

## What to do now

If you have a relationship with Berkadia, be alert for phishing emails or phone calls that use your personal details to appear legitimate. Consider updating passwords on any accounts that share credentials with Berkadia-related services. Monitor your email and phone for unsolicited contact, and report suspicious outreach to the relevant platform or authority.

## Sources

- [Berkadia breach record](https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Berkadia): HIBP; primary source; publisher: haveibeenpwned.com; confidence: 90/100; retrieved: 2026-06-15. Excerpt: Title: Berkadia Domain: berkadia.com Breach date: 2026-03-19 Disclosed (added): 2026-06-15T04:09:04Z Affected accounts: 305216 Exposed data: Email addresses, Employers, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses Description: In March 2026, the commercial real estate finance compan…

## Updates

- No case updates are currently published for this breach.

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