700Credit
Disclosed Dec 11, 20259 months ago5,836,521 affectedConfirmed
Hack of 700Credit exposes SSNs of 5.6 million car buyers
700Credit, which runs credit checks for US auto dealers, said a bad actor stole names, addresses, birth dates and SSNs collected from dealers between May and October 2025; at least 5.6 million people were affected.
What is known
| People affected | 5,836,521 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Discovered | Oct 25, 2025 |
| Happened | Oct 25, 2025 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Addresses, Dates of birth, Social Security numbers |
| Sector | Finance · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: 700Creditoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Washington Attorney General breach notice: 700Creditatg.wa.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Notice letter filed with the Delaware DOJ: 700Creditattorneygeneral.delaware.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: 700Creditjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 milliontechcrunch.com · News | News |
| 700Credit data breach impacts 5.8 million vehicle dealership customersbleepingcomputer.com · News | News |
| Texas Attorney General data security breach report BR-0004729: 700Creditoag.my.site.com · Official notice | Official notice |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2025-12-22 700Credit Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2025 data breach report: 700Creditin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Dec 11, 2025 | 5,600,000 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Dec 12, 2025 | 121,828 |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Dec 12, 2025 | 5,836,521 |
| Texas AGresidents of TX | Dec 16, 2025 | 709,406 |
| Delaware DOJresidents of DE | Dec 22, 2025 | 15,432 |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Dec 22, 2025 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Dec 22, 2025 | 87,639 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-Date-Report-2025.pdf · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-12-22-700credit-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 5600000 to 5836521 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to finance · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names"] to ["names","addresses","dob","ssn"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 5836521 to 5600000 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-12-12 to 2025-12-11 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to 700Credit, which runs credit checks for US auto dealers, said a bad actor stole names, addresses, birth dates and SSNs collected from dealers between May and October 2025; at least 5.6 million people were affected. · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Hack of 700Credit exposes SSNs of 5.6 million car buyers · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 5836521 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2025-10-25 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.