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Baker Distributing Data Breach

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Breach date: May 23, 2026102,935 affected accounts in the record
01

What happened?

In May 2026, the HVAC/R wholesale distributor Baker Distributing Company was added to the ShinyHunters data extortion group's "pay or leak" site . In early June, the group publicly published data they claimed had been obtained from Baker's SharePoint and Salesforce infrastructure including 103k unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses, phone numbers and tickets relating to the company's HVAC contractor customer base. The exposed data was largely corporate contact and support information with limited sensitivity.

02

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is May 23, 2026. The record was added to the catalogue on June 7, 2026 and last updated there on June 7, 2026.

03

What information was reported as exposed?

  • Email addresses
  • Names
  • Phone numbers
  • Physical addresses
  • Support tickets

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

04

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Baker Distributing or used bakerdist.com around May 23, 2026. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

05

What should you do?

Verify whether the notice applies to you

Compare the organization, dates, and information categories with any notice you received. Use contact details you independently confirm.

Protect identity information

Review your credit reports and consider a free credit freeze if identity information could support new-account fraud.

Expect targeted phishing

Treat unexpected breach follow-ups with caution. Do not use links or phone numbers in a suspicious message; contact the organization directly.

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.

Sources and review information

Page reviewed September 14, 2026 by the Data Breach Help Editorial Team. Catalogue details reflect the provider record and may change.