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March 26, 2023 Verified Technology / Data Storage & Hard Drives

Western Digital Data Breach

In March 2023, computer drive and data storage hardware giant Western Digital identified a major network intrusion.

180 Thousand
Reported Records
6
Data Types
High
Severity
Oct 20, 2026
Last updated

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Exposed Data Types

6
  • Names
  • Email addresses
  • Physical addresses
  • Phone numbers
  • Hashed passwords
  • Partial credit card numbers

About This Breach

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group exfiltrated approximately 10 terabytes of corporate data, compromising online store accounts, salted password hashes, shipping addresses, and masked payment card numbers for roughly 180,000 customers.

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