Millions of customer data from Wired magazine online – theft at Condé Nast?

According to the website Have I been Pwned, cybersecurity expert Alon Gal, and databreaches.net, sensitive customer data of 2.3 million Wired users has been published online. Millions more could follow, as the data is presumed to originate from a more extensive data theft at Wired's parent company, "Condé Nast." Data from well-known magazines such as Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, and Vanity Fair could also be affected. In relevant forums, there are already threats to publish data from more than 40 million users.

Lovely needed contact assistance

According to databreaches.net, the blog was contacted in November by a person with the alias "Lovely," who was looking for ways to get in touch with Wired. Contacting Wired and its parent company Condé Nast initially failed, but with the help of the databreaches blog, Lovely was ultimately able to communicate with Wired. Lovely reportedly reported six security vulnerabilities to Wired and used the stolen data as leverage for payments. According to the databreaches blog, however, this information should be treated with caution, as Lovely approached the blog with false pretenses and also provided further false information during the communication.

The fact that the data leaked so far is very likely genuine and actually originates from Wired has been verified by, among others, Alon Gal. It comprises 2.3 million email addresses, 285,936 names, 32,426 phone numbers, and 102,479 residential addresses. According to Have I Been Pwned, however, birth dates, gender information, both display names and real names, and location data are also part of the collection. The last database entries are said to be from September 8, 2025.

Wired and Condé Nast have not yet publicly commented on the incident.

(kbe)