Have I Been Pwned claims Pitney Bowes hit by 8.2M email address leak

Cyber-crime Have I Been Pwned claims Pitney Bowes hit by 8.2M email address leak Names, phone numbers, physical addresses also included in Shiny Hunters alleged data dump Connor Jones Tue 28 Apr 2026 // 14:15 UTC Logistics technology company Pitney Bowes, which makes franking machines for US postage, is the latest scalp claimed by ShinyHunters and its ongoing spree of pay-or-leak attacks against major organizations. Data breach tracker Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) confirmed the breach on April 27, with 8.2 million unique email addresses included in the dump alongside names, phone numbers, and physical addresses. A smaller subset of the entire data trove pertained to company employment records, which included job titles. Murder, she wrote: Ex-FBI chief wants some ransomware crims charged with homicide READ MORE The Register contacted Pitney Bowes for more information. Attempts to reach its press-specific email addresses led to bouncebacks. Its investor relations contact is active, but did not immediately respond to our request. Pitney Bowes may not be a household name, but it's a substantial US-based tech firm producing shipping software and mailing technologies used in everyday shipping centers. The company claims more than 600,000 clients worldwide and posted $1.9 billion in revenue in 2025. ShinyHunters has been on a tear in recent weeks, with HIBP tracking and verifying the group's claims as they land. <a href="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&amp;iu=/6978/reg_security/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2afDC9R-lX_JHglPPwBgMQQAAAs0&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" target="_blank"> <img src="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&amp;iu=/6978/reg_security/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2afDC9R-lX_JHglPPwBgMQQAAAs0&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" alt=""> </a> Confirmed cases include Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games and physical security giant ADT, while the list of companies it claims to have attacked is considerably longer. <a href="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&amp;iu=/6978/reg_security/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44afDC9R-lX_JHglPPwBgMQQAAAs0&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0" target="_blank"> <img src="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&amp;iu=/6978/reg_security/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44afDC9R-lX_JHglPPwBgMQQAAAs0&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0" alt=""> </a> <a href="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&amp;iu=/6978/reg_security/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33afDC9R-lX_JHglPPwBgMQQAAAs0&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0" target="_blank"> <img src="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&amp;iu=/6978/reg_security/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33afDC9R-lX_JHglPPwBgMQQAAAs0&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0" alt=""> </a> In just the past week, the cybercrime collective has claimed responsibility for attacks on…

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