WIRED data breach
The WIRED breach happened on September 8, 2025 and exposed 2,364,431 accounts. 8 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- wired.com
- Breach date
- September 8, 2025
- Recorded on
- December 27, 2025
- Accounts exposed
- 2,364,431
- Exposed data
- Dates of birth, Display names, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
- Risk score
- 52 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 52 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Dates of birth.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
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What affected users should do
- Passwords were not exposed, but you may receive fake emails aimed at the exposed email addresses.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of December 28, 2025. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.