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Panera Bread Suffers Data Breach, 14 Million Customer Records Leaked by ShinyHunters

Panera Bread, a major North American restaurant chain, confirmed a cyberattack by the ShinyHunters hacking group, which claimed to have stolen and leaked 14 million customer and employee records.

Key points

  • 14 million customer and employee records allegedly stolen.
  • ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility.
  • Attack vector: stolen Microsoft Entra SSO code via voice phishing.

Connected intelligence

Signal brief

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Likely method

Phishing Social Engineering

Social activity

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Potential impact

Data Exposure

Confidentiality

Published
Jan 27, 2026
Updated
Jun 25, 2026
Confidence
Medium
Evidence
1 source

Structured assessment

Signal analysis

This analysis groups the signal by industry, likely incident action and impacted security area. It helps compare this signal with other published signals without treating the labels as final determinations.

Threat source

Social activity

Watch phishing, executive impersonation and account-takeover exposure.

  • Source type: possible insider or internal misuse

Business impact

Potential fraud or account takeover risk
Impact area
Confidentiality
Likely asset
User or customer data

Mentioned entities

PanerabreadData DisclosureShinyHunters Panera BreadNorth AmericanShinyHuntersMicrosoft EntraSSOExposedPaneraAttack

Quick context

Questions about this signal

What happened in this signal?

Panera Bread, a major North American restaurant chain, confirmed a cyberattack by the ShinyHunters hacking group, which claimed to have stolen and leaked 14 million customer and employee records. The group reportedly bypassed security measures using a stolen Microsoft Entra single-sign-on (SSO) code, a technique consistent with their voice phishing campaigns. Exposed information includes full names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, and dates of birth. Panera stated no financial information was accessed.

When was this signal reported?

Shadow Tier lists Jan 27, 2026 as the signal date.

Which organization is connected to this signal?

Panerabread is the organization connected to this public signal.

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Which attack pattern is relevant?

This signal is connected to phishing and social-engineering intelligence based on its reported incident context.

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Which impact area is relevant?

This signal is connected to data exposure and breach intelligence based on its reported consequences.

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