Cushman & Wakefield Data Leaked by ShinyHunters
ShinyHunters targeted the commercial real estate firm in a pay-or-leak extortion campaign, publicly releasing a dataset of over 310,000 records. The exposed information consists primarily of business contact details including names, job titles, company addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. The breach was indexed by Have I Been Pwned on May 12, prompting class-action litigation.
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On May 12, 2026, the commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield became the latest victim of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which publicly released a dataset containing more than 310,000 records after an unsuccessful pay-or-leak extortion attempt. The breach exposed business contact details including names, job titles, company addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Available reporting indicates the incident has already prompted class-action litigation.
Public reporting and the breach record indexed by Have I Been Pwned confirm that the data consists primarily of professional contact information rather than financial or government identifiers. ShinyHunters followed their established pattern of targeting large organizations, demanding payment to withhold the dataset, then releasing it when payment was not forthcoming. The exposed records relate to individuals affiliated with Cushman & Wakefield in a business capacity, though many records also contain personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers that are used across both professional and private contexts.
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