Condé Nast
Disclosed Dec 20, 20259 months agoConfirmed
Hacker leaks alleged WIRED subscriber database of 2.3 million records
A hacker called Lovely leaked what they claimed was a WIRED database with more than 2.3 million subscriber records and threatened to release 40 million more Conde Nast records, saying the company ignored vulnerability reports; the figures are claims.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 20, 2025 |
| Discovered | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Emails, Names, Other |
| Sector | Media · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Washington Attorney General breach notice: Condé Nastatg.wa.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Hacker claims to leak WIRED database with 2.3 million recordsbleepingcomputer.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Dec 20, 2025 | |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Feb 20 | 1,392 |
Other breaches at Condé Nast
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed May 28, 2019May 28, 20197 years ago | May 28, 20197 years ago | Not stated | Tech | Confirmed | 1,161 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: tech to media · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["emails","names","other"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2026-02-20 to 2025-12-20 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to A hacker called Lovely leaked what they claimed was a WIRED database with more than 2.3 million subscriber records and threatened to release 40 million more Conde Nast records, saying the company ignored vulnerability reports; the figures a · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Hacker leaks alleged WIRED subscriber database of 2.3 million records · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Washington AG), confirmed by Washington AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.