What happened?
In March 2026, the personal development and achievement media brand SUCCESS suffered a data breach . The incident exposed 250k unique email addresses along with names, IP addresses, phone numbers and, for a limited number of staff members, bcrypt password hashes. The data also included orders containing physical addresses and the payment method used. In SUCCESS' disclosure notice , they advised their system had also been abused to send offensive newsletters with quotes falsely attributed to contributors.
When did it happen?
The breach date in the public record is March 4, 2026. The record was added to the catalogue on April 1, 2026 and last updated there on April 1, 2026.
What information was reported as exposed?
- Device information
- Email addresses
- IP addresses
- Names
- 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.
Who may be affected?
This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with SUCCESS or used success.com around March 4, 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?
Compare the organization, dates, and information categories with any notice you received. Use contact details you independently confirm.
Change exposed or reused passwords, begin with your email account, and turn on multi-factor authentication where available.
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.