Data breach
Berkadia data breach
In 2026, Berkadia suffered a data breach affecting 245,553 records. Exposed data included names, surnames, email addresses and 3 other types of data.
Breach date
245 553
Records in the breach
6
Types of data exposed
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Data exposed in the Berkadia breach
- Names
- Surnames
- Email Addresses
- Addresses
- Phone Numbers
- Employment Information
About the breach
In March 2026, the commercial real estate finance company Berkadia suffered a data breach after being targeted in a "pay or leak" extortion campaign by the cybercrime group ShinyHunters.
Overview of the Incident
• Date of Breach: March 19–20, 2026
• Threat Actor: ShinyHunters
• Source of Data: Compromised data allegedly extracted from Berkadia's Salesforce instance
• Impacted Records: Approximately 305,000 to 310,000 unique affected individuals/records
What Data Was Exposed
The leaked and exposed information includes:
• Names
• Email addresses (over 300,000 unique addresses)
• Physical addresses
• Phone numbers
• Employer and internal corporate details
Overview of the Incident
• Date of Breach: March 19–20, 2026
• Threat Actor: ShinyHunters
• Source of Data: Compromised data allegedly extracted from Berkadia's Salesforce instance
• Impacted Records: Approximately 305,000 to 310,000 unique affected individuals/records
What Data Was Exposed
The leaked and exposed information includes:
• Names
• Email addresses (over 300,000 unique addresses)
• Physical addresses
• Phone numbers
• Employer and internal corporate details
How to protect yourself
In order to protect yourself, we recommend the following:
1. Monitor your credit report for any suspicious activities. If you cannot do this yourself, make use of any online service that does this on your behalf.
2. Be aware of an increase in spam or scam emails.
1. Monitor your credit report for any suspicious activities. If you cannot do this yourself, make use of any online service that does this on your behalf.
2. Be aware of an increase in spam or scam emails.
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