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Bonobos Data Breach

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Breach date: August 14, 20202,811,929 affected accounts in the record
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What happened?

In August 2020, the clothing store Bonobos suffered a data breach that exposed almost 70GB of data containing 2.8 million unique email addresses. The breach also exposed names, physical and IP addresses, phone numbers, order histories and passwords stored as salted SHA-512 hashes, including historical passwords. The breach also exposed partial credit card data including card type, the name on the card, expiry date and the last 4 digits of the card. The data was provided to HIBP by dehashed.com .

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When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is August 14, 2020. The record was added to the catalogue on January 31, 2021 and last updated there on January 31, 2021.

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What information was reported as exposed?

  • Email addresses
  • Historical passwords
  • IP addresses
  • Names
  • Partial credit card data
  • Passwords
  • Phone numbers
  • Physical addresses
  • Purchases

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

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Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Bonobos or used bonobos.com around August 14, 2020. 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.

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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.

Secure affected accounts

Change exposed or reused passwords, begin with your email account, and turn on multi-factor authentication where available.

Protect identity information

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

Review financial accounts

Check statements for unfamiliar activity and contact the card issuer or financial institution through an independently verified channel.

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.