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7-Eleven hit by network compromise

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7-Eleven is a victim-focused breach incident in which an unauthorized third party accessed systems used to store franchisee documents on April 8, 2026, triggering an investigation and breach notifications. The event later escalated into data-theft extortion after ShinyHunters claimed responsibility, said it stole over 600,000 records from the company’s Salesforce environment, and leaked a 9.4GB archive after ransom demands were refused. Have I Been Pwned estimated the exposed data covered 185,300 people, including names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses.

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7-Eleven franchisee-docs and Salesforce data leak

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First: 18.05.2026 14:25 Last: 18.05.2026 14:25 Sources 1

How related: Less than a week after claiming the breach, ShinyHunters leaked a 9.4GB archive of documents on their dark web leak site after the company refused to pay a ransom to have the stolen data returned and destroyed.

About this happening: **7-Eleven** confirmed a **April 8, 2026** intrusion into systems used to store **franchisee documents**, and **ShinyHunters** later claimed the theft of **more than 600,000 Sales...

Latest development: 26.05.2026 10:01

Have I Been Pwned analyzed the leaked 7-Eleven data and estimated that the breach exposed personal information for 185,300 people, including names, dates of birth, unique email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses. The exposed archive was tied to ShinyHunters' extortion campaign against 7-Eleven and followed the group's leak-site posting after ransom demands were not met.

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Timeline

  1. 19.05.2026 17:16 1 articles · 8d ago

    Unauthorized access to 7-Eleven systems

    Initial Disclosure

    An unauthorized third party gained access to certain 7-Eleven systems used to store franchisee documents, and 7-Eleven said it immediately launched an investigation to assess the affected documents and notify impacted people.

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  2. 19.05.2026 17:16 1 articles · 8d ago

    ShinyHunters claims responsibility

    Attribution Update

    ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the 7-Eleven breach and said it had stolen over 600,000 records containing corporate data and personally identifiable information after breaching the company's Salesforce environment.

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  3. 19.05.2026 17:16 3 articles · 8d ago

    7-Eleven sends breach notifications

    Victim Impact Update

    7-Eleven sent data breach notifications to affected individuals and filed notices in multiple U.S. states, saying attackers had accessed some systems and that the breach involved the personal information of an undisclosed number of individuals.

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