Troy Hunt's Mailchimp List
What was exposed
Email addressesGeographic locationsIP addressesLatitude and longitude pairs
What to do if you were affected
- Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution.
- Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
Details
In March 2025, a phishing attack successfully gained access to Troy Hunt's Mailchimp account and automatically exported a list of people who had subscribed to the newsletter for his personal blog . The exported list contained 16k email addresses and other data automatically collected by Mailchimp including IP address and a derived latitude, longitude and time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Troy Hunt's Mailchimp List data breach?
In March 2025, a phishing attack successfully gained access to Troy Hunt's Mailchimp account and automatically exported a list of people who had subscribed to the newsletter for his personal blog . The exported list contained 16k email addresses and other...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around March 2025.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 16,627 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Geographic locations, IP addresses and Latitude and longitude pairs.
What should I do if I was affected?
Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
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