Breachesby GlyphBell
Disclosed May 16, 20172,231,256 accountsUnverified
In May 2017, the Bell telecommunications company in Canada suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of millions of customer records. The data was consequently leaked online with a message from the attacker stating that they were "releasing a significant portion of Bell.ca's data due to the fact that they have failed to cooperate with us" and included a threat to leak more. The impacted data included over 2 million unique email addresses and 153k survey results dating back to 2011 and 2012. There were also 162 Bell employee records with more comprehensive personal data including names,
What is known
| People affected | 2,231,256 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 16, 2017 |
| Happened | May 15, 2017 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | EmailsLocationIP addressesEmploymentNamesPasswordsPhone numbersDates of birth |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
Sources
Notices filed
Other breaches at Bell
History of this record
First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.