Hot Topic
Disclosed Oct 23, 20241 year agoUnverified
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 | Names, Emails, Addresses, Phone numbers, Dates of birth, Payment cards |
| Sector | Retail · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Hacker May Have Breached Hot Topic, Stolen Data on Millionsau.pcmag.com · News | News |
| Have I Been Pwned: Hot Topic Data Breachhaveibeenpwned.com · News | News |
| Hot Topic data breach exposed personal data of 57 million customerstechcrunch.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Oct 23, 2024 |
Other breaches at Hot Topic
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20233 years agoHacking | Jul 28, 20233 years ago | Hacking | Tech | Confirmed | 57Macct |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.