Carphone Warehouse
Disclosed Aug 8, 201511 years ago3,000,000 affectedUnverified
2015 hack exposed data of 3M customers and 1,000 staff; ICO fine of GBP 400,000
Hackers accessed Carphone Warehouse systems in August 2015, compromising names, addresses, phone numbers and birth dates of about three million customers, historical card details for over 18,000, and records of 1,000 employees. The ICO fined it GBP 400,000 citing rudimentary security failings.
What is known
| People affected | 3,000,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 8, 2015 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Addresses, Phone numbers, Dates of birth, Payment cards, Employment |
| Sector | Retail · GB |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Lawsuit or fine | GBP 400,000 ICO fine (Jan 2018) (about $540K) |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| UK-based Carphone Warehouse hack could affect up to 2.4M customerstechcrunch.com · News | News |
| UK's Carphone Warehouse fined nearly $540k for 2015 hacktechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Aug 8, 2015 | 3,000,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.