# Pitney Bowes Data Breach

> Pitney Bowes suffered a data breach in April 2026 affecting approximately 8.2 million individuals, with ShinyHunters claiming responsibility and publicly releasing the stolen data.

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Last modified: 2026-05-03T21:56:41.804Z

## Key Facts

- Company: Pitney Bowes
- Company domain: pitneybowes.com
- Reported by Breached: 2026-05-01
- Breach date: 2026-04-20
- People affected: 8.2M
- Severity: critical
- Exposed data types: Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Job titles


## Breach Detail

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## What happened

According to HIBP, the hacking collective ShinyHunters claimed in April 2026 to have obtained data from Pitney Bowes as part of a broader extortion campaign targeting multiple organizations. After negotiations allegedly failed, the group publicly released the stolen data.

## What was exposed

The breach exposed approximately 8.2 million unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, and physical addresses. A subset of the released data also included Pitney Bowes employee records containing job titles.

## Who is affected

Approximately 8.2 million individuals had their personal information exposed in the breach, including both customers and employees of Pitney Bowes.

## What to do now

Individuals affected should monitor their email accounts and physical mailboxes for suspicious activity. Consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with credit bureaus if personal address and contact information were compromised. Review any communications claiming to be from Pitney Bowes for authenticity.

## Sources

- [haveibeenpwned.com](https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#PitneyBowes): HIBP; supporting source; publisher: haveibeenpwned.com; retrieved: 2026-05-01. Excerpt: Pitney Bowes suffered a data breach in April 2026 affecting approximately 8.2 million individuals, with ShinyHunters claiming responsibility and publicly releasing the stolen data.

## Updates

- No case updates are currently published for this breach.

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