Alcon
Disclosed Aug 9, 20266 weeks ago218,395 accountsUnverified
In August 2026, the Alcon eye care company was named in a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign . The group subsequently published data allegedly sourced from Alcon containing 218k unique email addresses along with other largely corporate B2B contact fields, including name, phone number and physical address.
What is known
| People affected | 218,395 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Happened | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Attack | Extortion |
| Data exposed | Emails, Names, Phone numbers, Addresses |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwned: Alconhaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Aug 9 | 218,395 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.