Cybersecurity Alert: Hacker Leaks Data of 2.3 Million Wired.com Users, Claims Larger Condé Nast Breach On December 20, 2025, a hacker operating under the alias "Lovely" leaked what they claim is the personal data of over 2.3 million Wired.com users on the newly launched hacking forum Breach Stars. The leaked dataset includes full names, email addresses, user IDs, display names, account creation timestamps, and in some cases, last session dates—though no passwords or payment information were exposed. The data spans accounts created between 2011 and 2022, with some records showing recent activity, suggesting a breach of a live or archived user database. The hacker accused Condé Nast, Wired’s parent company, of neglecting security warnings, stating they had spent a month attempting to alert the company before resorting to the leak. In a provocative message, they threatened to release data from over 40 million additional accounts across Condé Nast’s portfolio in the coming weeks. The leaked breakdown includes records from brands such as GQ (994K), Vogue (1.9M), The New Yorker (6.8M), and Bon Appétit (2M), among others. An entry labeled "NIL" with 9.5 million accounts remains unidentified, while smaller segments suggest the breach may involve centralized account infrastructure. Prior to the leak, the hacker had contacted journalists, including DataBreaches.net, posing as a security researcher before shifting to threats of public exposure. The method of the breach remains undisclosed, though analysis by Hackread.com confirms the legitimacy of the leaked Wired data. Condé Nast has yet to issue a public statement confirming or denying the incident. Until an official response is provided, the claims and leaked data remain unverified.

Condé Nast notified about 1,100 WIRED subscribers of a breach involving their payment information. They stated that an unauthorized party accessed their vendor’s systems in an attempt to acquire information. The compromised information includes names, postal and email addresses, credit/debit card numbers, security codes, and card expiration dates.