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Public breachBreachXposedOrNot· 1 Oct 2025

Substack

Domain: substack.com

What happened

Substack, a publishing and newsletter platform, suffered a data breach in October 2025 that was later circulated more widely in February 2026. The breach exposed 665k account holder records containing email addresses along with publicly visible profile information from Substack accounts, such as publication names and bios.

Breach facts

Records exposed
665,183
Sensitive
No
Industry
News Media
Data exposed
Email addressesPhone numbers

This page summarises publicly reported breach metadata for awareness. For account recovery or incident response, use the official guidance from the affected service.

Breach data provided by XposedOrNot.