7-Eleven data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the April 2026 breach of 7-Eleven. For every breach, see Breaches.
The 7-Eleven data breach exposed 185,256 accounts from 7-eleven.com in April 2026. The data taken includes dates of birth, names, physical addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 24 May 2026, 2 months later. It is the 554th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
7-Eleven’s breach included 5 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Dates of birth | Used to prove who you are to banks and phone companies. |
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Physical addresses | Used to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Phone numbers | Expect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM. |
What to do
- Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, 7-Eleven among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention 7-Eleven.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.
- Freeze your credit.In the US, free at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. In Australia, ask Equifax, Experian and illion for a ban. No one can open credit in your name while it’s on.
Timeline
- : the breach, as best it can be dated.
- : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 2 months later.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- Odido, February 2026, 6.1 million accounts
- ADT, April 2026, 5.5 million accounts
- Betterment, January 2026, 1.4 million accounts
- Figure, January 2026, 967,178 accounts
- JCPenney, June 2026, 368,418 accounts
- Aman, April 2026, 215,563 accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “7-Eleven”, Have I Been Pwned, added 24 May 2026. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- 7-eleven.com, 7-Eleven’s website