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Panera Bread Data Breach Much More Serious than We Thought - over 5 Million Customers Were Hit, New Reports Claim

The breach involved stolen contact data from 5.1 million unique accounts via an SSO exploit tied to a broader vishing campaign, according to Have I Been Pwned.

  • 5.1 million accounts were identified by Have I Been Pwned as affected in the Panera Bread breach, not 14 million customers as earlier reports suggested.
  • Using voice phishing, the attackers targeted Microsoft Entra SSO and other providers in a campaign hitting more than 100 organizations, with ShinyHunters saying files leaked after extortion failed.
  • BleepingComputer found a nearly 760 MB archive on the dark-web leak site containing contact details and more than 26,000 panerabread.com employee emails.
  • Panera has notified authorities and confirmed the breached data are contact details, though it has not filed public breach notifications; employees were previously told about a June 2024 breach after a March ransomware attack.
  • Have I Been Pwned reported last week the campaign affected 29.8 million accounts, while Match Group confirmed limited data theft after ShinyHunters leaked around 10 million records.
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Panera breach exposes 14m in wave of SaaS extortion attacks

Panera data breach exposes details of 14 million customers, spotlighting a surge in SaaS-focused extortion and identity-driven cyber attacks.

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BleepingComputer broke the news in on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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