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
In late December 2025, a significant dataset belonging to Wired.com subscribers was leaked on the cybercrime forum Breach Stars by a threat actor operating under the alias "Lovely." The breach exposes over 2.3 million user records. The attacker claims this release is merely a "sample" from a larger compromise of the Condé Nast centralized identity platform, threatening the future release of over 40 million records from sister publications like Vogue, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair.,
About Wired.com
Technology and culture magazine.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 2.4M records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In October 2025, Wired.com experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 2.4M records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as email address, full name, phone number, physical address:home.
Approximately 2.4M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A public-facing individual
- A high-profile executive
- A customer of Wired.com
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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