How the Panera Bread Breach Exposed 4.9 Million Users’ Data

In January 2026, HEROIC found 4,908,211 email addresses and personal details from Panera Bread exposed on a hacker forum. The database included phone numbers, full names, usernames, and birthdays from a breach of the company's customer records.

Why the Panera Bread Breach Is Dangerous

Even without passwords, this dataset gives attackers everything needed to run targeted phishing campaigns, SIM swapping attacks, and social engineering schemes. Full names, birthdays, and phone numbers together create a detailed profile that can be weaponized for identity theft.

What Was Exposed in the Panera Bread Leak

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Full names (first and last)
• Usernames
• Birthdays

Why This Panera Bread Data Puts You at Risk

A combination of email, phone, full name, and birthday is sufficient for attackers to impersonate victims, bypass knowledge-based security questions, and launch convincing phishing attacks. This data can also be used to unlock accounts protected by SMS-based two-factor authentication through SIM swapping.

How Database Breaches Work

Database breaches occur when attackers exploit vulnerabilities in a website's infrastructure to extract stored user data. Once inside, they download the entire user table and distribute the data on underground forums. Large customer databases like Panera Bread's are high-value targets because of the volume and richness of the personal information they contain.

Check If Your Data Was Exposed

HEROIC operates one of the world's largest breach databases, covering more than 400 billion leaked records. Use HEROIC's free breach scanner to check if your email address appeared in the Panera Bread leak or thousands of other breaches in our database.