Breachesby GlyphHot Topic
Disclosed Oct 23, 2024Unverified
Hacker offers Hot Topic loyalty database after infostealer compromise
A hacker called Satanic claimed on October 21, 2024 to have stolen 350 million records from Hot Topic and affiliated brands Box Lunch and Torrid; researchers traced the access to infostealer malware on a device of an employee at analytics vendor Robling. Have I Been Pwned notified about 57 million affected customers, and Hot Topic had not confirmed the breach at that time.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Discovered | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Attack | Credential stuffing |
| Data exposed | NamesEmailsAddressesPhone numbersDates of birthPayment cards |
| Sector | Retail · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
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History of this record
First recordedby seedSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.