Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
What happened in the , Panera Bread, Breach? January 27th 2026, 7:00 pm EST, In late January 2026, the ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility for a significant data breach targeting Panera Bread, alleging the theft of over 14 million records. According to reports from The Register, the group bypassed security measures using a stolen Microsoft Entra single-sign-on (SSO) code, a technique consistent with their aggressive 2026 campaign of voice phishing (vishing) IT help desks. The stolen data reportedly spans 760 MB of compressed files containing sensitive customer information, including names, email and home addresses and phone numbers. This incident was part of a broader wave of attacks by the group-which also claimed breaches of CarMax and Edmunds in the same week-highlighting a critical vulnerability in how organizations manage identity access and SSO credentials.,
About Panera Bread
Fast casual restaurant chain.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 5.1M records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In January 2026, Panera Bread experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 5.1M records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as email address, full name, phone number, physical address.
Approximately 5.1M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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