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Breach Record

Betterment

DISCLOSED 2026-01-09 · STOLEN CREDS · 1,435,174 RECORDS EXPOSED

In January 2026, the automated investment platform Betterment confirmed it had suffered a data breach attributed to a social engineering attack. As part of the incident, Betterment customers received fraudulent crypto-related messages promising high returns if funds were sent to an attacker-controlled cryptocurrency wallet. The breach exposed 1.4M unique email addresses,...

The record

What we know

Disclosed
2026-01-09
Attack vector
Stolen Creds
Records exposed
1,435,174
Domain
betterment.com
Data classes exposed
Dates of birthDevice informationEmail addressesEmployersGeographic locationsJob titlesNamesPhone numbersPhysical addresses
Sources

Cited reporting

↗ Have I Been Pwned (2026-02-05)
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