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Carhartt: 12.9 million accounts leaked, data traced to its Databricks analytics platform
HIBP’s Troy Hunt counted more than 12.9 million real Carhartt accounts (emails, names, phone numbers, physical addresses) plus 15,000+ employee...
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What happened
- HIBP’s Troy Hunt counted more than 12.9 million real Carhartt accounts (emails, names, phone numbers, physical addresses) plus 15,000+ employee @carhartt.com accounts, after excluding synthetic records. Carhartt had not confirmed or commented at time of reporting.
- Root cause: Hunt linked the leaked data to a compromise of Carhartt’s Databricks analytics platform; how access was gained is not disclosed.
- ShinyHunters claimed it on 13 Aug, demanded $3.3 million, and published a 50GB+ archive after Carhartt declined.
- No Carhartt statement found.
Sources
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/carhartt-data-breach-exposes-information-of-129-million-accounts/
- https://www.cm-alliance.com/cybersecurity-blog/major-cyber-attacks-data-breaches-ransomware-attacks-in-august-2026
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