Cushman & Wakefield Data Breach

What happened?

In May 2026, the real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield was the target of a "pay or leak" extortion campaign by the ShinyHunters group . Following the threat, the group publicly published data they alleged had been obtained from the firm, consisting mostly of C&W email addresses along with tens of thousands of external email addresses and corporate contact records. The exposed data was primarily business information, including names, job titles, company addresses and phone numbers.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is May 5, 2026. The record was added to the catalogue on May 12, 2026 and last updated there on May 12, 2026.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Job titles
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses
• Salutations

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 Cushman & Wakefield or used cushmanwakefield.com around May 5, 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.

What should you do?

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.