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Addi data breach

From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the March 2026 breach of Addi. For every breach, see Breaches.

The Addi data breach exposed 34,532,941 accounts from addi.com in March 2026. The data taken includes income levels, purchases, government issued IDs and names and 9 more kinds of data.[1]

Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 18 May 2026, 2 months later. It is the 58th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.

What was exposed

Addi’s breach included 13 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:

DataWhat it’s used for
Income levelsUseful for payment fraud.
PurchasesShows what you buy, which makes fake order and refund scams convincing.
Government issued IDsEnough to open accounts or take out loans in your name.
NamesMakes scam messages personal enough to believe.
Physical addressesUsed to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels.
Email addressesExpect scam emails that name the company to look genuine.
Phone numbersExpect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM.
Age groupsPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
Credit scoresPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
Device informationPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
IP addressesRoughly where you were when you used the service.
Latitude and longitude pairsPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.
Socioeconomic levelsPersonal details that make scam messages more convincing.

What to do

  1. Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, Addi among them, without showing the data.
  2. Distrust messages that mention Addi.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
  3. 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.
  4. 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:

See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.

References

  1. ^ Troy Hunt. “Addi”, Have I Been Pwned, added 18 May 2026. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.