# Udemy Data Breach

> Udemy suffered a data breach affecting 1.4 million accounts, with customer and instructor information including email addresses, names, addresses, phone numbers, and payment methods exposed.

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

## Key Facts

- Company: Udemy
- Company domain: udemy.com
- Reported by Breached: 2026-05-01
- Breach date: 2026-04-24
- People affected: 1.4M
- Severity: critical
- Exposed data types: Email addresses, Names, Physical addresses, Phone numbers, Employers, Job titles, Payment methods


## Breach Detail

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## What happened

According to HIBP, online training company Udemy was targeted by the ShinyHunters group in April 2026 in a "pay or leak" extortion attempt. The attackers subsequently released the stolen data publicly.

## What was exposed

The breach exposed data for 1.4 million unique email addresses belonging to Udemy customers and instructors. Exposed information included names, physical addresses, phone numbers, employer information, and instructor payout methods such as PayPal, cheque, and bank transfer details.

## Who is affected

Approximately 1.4 million Udemy customers and instructors were affected by the breach.

## What to do now

If you have a Udemy account, monitor your email and financial accounts for suspicious activity. Consider changing your Udemy password and reviewing any linked payment methods for unauthorized transactions. Be cautious of phishing attempts targeting affected users.

## Sources

- [haveibeenpwned.com](https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Udemy): HIBP; supporting source; publisher: haveibeenpwned.com; retrieved: 2026-05-01. Excerpt: Udemy suffered a data breach affecting 1.4 million accounts, with customer and instructor information including email addresses, names, addresses, phone numbers, and payment methods exposed.

## Updates

- No case updates are currently published for this breach.

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