The Washington Post
Data Breach on November 07, 2025
| Data Breach Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Victim | washingtonpost.com | ||
| Threat Actor | CL0P | ||
| Date Discovered | Nov 07, 2025 | ||
| Description | The Washington Post is a major U.S. news organization based in the USA, delivering digital and print journalism to national and global audiences. | ||
| Leak Size | Unknown |
Credential Exposure for washingtonpost.com
We've indexed 294 @washingtonpost.com accounts from external breaches, plus 3,585 credentials for washingtonpost.com itself.
Last checked Aug 16, 2026
| @washingtonpost.com addresses from external breaches | |
|---|---|
| Third-party breaches | 248 accounts · across 57 breaches · 206 with a plaintext password · most recent Dec 18, 2025 |
| Combo lists | 77 accounts · most recent Aug 7, 2026 |
| Phishing pages | 23 accounts · most recent Aug 13, 2026 |
| Passwords for washingtonpost.com accounts | |
|---|---|
| Combo lists | 2,166 logins · most recent Aug 15, 2026 |
| Infostealer logs | 1,482 logins · 1,114 infected devices · most recent Aug 8, 2026 |
Logins may belong to customers or to staff, and the data doesn't say which. None of this is necessarily connected to the ransomware attack above.
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