WIRED Database Leak Exposes Millions And Hacker Threatens 40 Million More

2.3 million user records from the WIRED database have leaked and the hackers who did it claim that millions of other records from other Condé Nast-owned publications (like The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and more) will also be released soon. Analysis of the leak from Infostealers seems to verify that the records are legitimate and worse yet, fresh, with entries from as recent as September 8 of 2025. It's not a great look for Condé Nast, and it's a terrible development for registered readers of their publications.

It's not just your typical password leak this time, either, which would be bad enough. The leak includes emails, passwords, IP addresses, phone numbers, and other personally-identifiable information. Users impacted are strongly recommended to change credentials for any site using these passwords.

The scariest part of this breach is that full home addresses ...