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Substack Breach May Have Leaked Nearly 700,000 User Details Online

ID: 40f19420-024a-51a5-85bd-739c94f32337

STIX ID: report--40f19420-024a-51a5-85bd-739c94f32337

Feed Name: TechRepublic Security

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2026-02-18

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Aminu Abdullahi

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Substack confirmed an unauthorized access incident that occurred in October 2025 and was discovered on February 3, 2026; exposed data included email addresses, phone numbers, and internal metadata, and a threat actor reportedly posted ~697,313 records to a hacking forum, while Substack says credit card numbers and passwords were not accessed and an investigation is underway.

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