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7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data

The data breach included names, dates-of-birth, postal addresses, and Social Security numbers, according to a state government listing.

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May 26, 2026 at 13:04 TechCrunch

7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data

The data breach included names, dates-of-birth, postal addresses, and Social Security numbers, according to a state government listing.

May 22, 2026 at 16:54 Hacker News

CISA tries to contain data leak

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