Baydöner Breach Exposes 1,780,627 Records, Passwords, SSNs

HEROIC analysts reportedly identified a breach tied to Baydöner, a restaurant chain, dated February 25, 2026, affecting 1,780,627 records. The data reportedly included email addresses, usernames, first and last names, phone numbers, birthdays, Social Security numbers, and plaintext passwords. The only way to know for certain whether your own information is part of this exposure is to scan your email.

What Someone Could Do With This Combination

This is a wide combination of data, and plaintext passwords change the risk calculation significantly. A password stored and exposed in plaintext can be tried immediately on the account it belongs to, and on any other account where that same password was reused. Layer in a name, birthday, and Social Security number, and the same dataset also supports identity theft and highly convincing impersonation attempts.

The Specific Data Involved

• Email Address
• Username
• First Name
• Last Name
• Phone Number
• Social Security Numbers
• Plaintext Password
• Birthday

The Real-World Impact

A Social Security number combined with a full name and birthdate is enough for someone to attempt to open new accounts or lines of credit in your name. Plaintext passwords mean immediate account-takeover risk wherever that password was reused, and a real phone number paired with your name makes impersonation texts and calls much harder to spot as fake.

How Data Like This Typically Gets Out

HEROIC analysts classify incidents like this one as database exposures, meaning the records were reportedly taken from the company's own internal systems rather than collected one device at a time through malware. In practice, this usually means a customer database was accessed without authorization and the information later began circulating. Because this report is unverified, HEROIC analysts treat it as credible but not yet confirmed.

Could Your Password or SSN Be in This Baydöner Dataset?

The fastest way to find out is to scan your email. If your information turns up, change the password tied to this account right away, along with the password on any other account where you reused it, and watch closely for texts or emails that use your real name and phone number while impersonating the company or your bank. Check both your personal and work email addresses, since either one could be tied to an account in a dataset like this.