What happened?
In December 2020, the economic research company Capital Economics suffered a data breach that exposed 263k customer records . The exposed data included email and physical addresses, names, phone numbers, job titles and the employer of impacted customers.
When did it happen?
The breach date in the public record is December 12, 2020. The record was added to the catalogue on July 4, 2022 and last updated there on July 4, 2022.
What information was reported as exposed?
- Email addresses
- Employers
- Job titles
- Names
- Phone numbers
- Physical addresses
These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.
Who may be affected?
This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Capital Economics or used capitaleconomics.com around December 12, 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.
What should you do?
Compare the organization, dates, and information categories with any notice you received. Use contact details you independently confirm.
Review your credit reports and consider a free credit freeze if identity information could support new-account fraud.
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
- Have I Been Pwned breach catalogue record ↗
- Federal Trade Commission: What To Do After a Data Breach ↗
- Federal Trade Commission: Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts ↗
Page reviewed September 14, 2026 by the Data Breach Help Editorial Team. Catalogue details reflect the provider record and may change.