Best Buy Data Breach History
WebsiteBest Buy is an American consumer electronics retailer.
This page shows all data breaches of Best Buy. View the complete breach timeline, records exposed, root causes, and AI breach risk score. BreachHistory tracks disclosed data breaches worldwide.
Data Breach Timeline — All Best Buy Breaches
- 2018 2018 — Customer data Unknown records Share
- 2017 2017 — Best Buy: After Delta Air Lines and Sears Holdings, Best Buy… 1 records Share
- 2011 2011 — Best Buy: Though Best Buy was affected by the large Epsilon… Unknown records Share
Best Buy Data Breach Summary
This page tracks the Best Buy data breach history and cybersecurity incidents affecting Best Buy (United States). BreachHistory currently indexes 3 publicly disclosed or catalogued incidents spanning 2011 through 2018, with approximately 1 records reported as exposed across all indexed events. These totals may include overlapping datasets or third-party estimates and should not be interpreted as unique affected users.
The Best Buy breach timeline includes major data breaches, cyber attacks, data leaks, credential exposures, API abuse, and other security incidents. Each incident provides details on the estimated records exposed, attack method, affected data types, and supporting public sources. Currently, 0 incidents are company-confirmed.
Largest Best Buy Data Breaches
The largest indexed incidents include the 2017 — Best Buy: After Delta Air Lines and Sears Holdings, Best Buy…. Record counts originating from threat actors or leak sites should be treated as estimates unless confirmed by Best Buy or a regulator. Below is the list of large data breaches:
- 2017 2017 — Best Buy: After Delta Air Lines and Sears Holdings, Best Buy… — about 1 records exposed · Catalogued incident
What Information Was Exposed?
Depending on the incident, exposed data may include email addresses, names, physical addresses, and other personal information (PII). The exact data varies between incidents, so review each breach page before assuming your information was affected.
Best Buy Data Breach 2026
At the time of this update, no Best Buy data breach has been catalogued for 2026. New incidents are added as official disclosures, regulatory filings, or credible cybersecurity reports become available.
What To Do If You Were Affected
If you believe your account may have been involved in a Best Buy data breach, change any reused passwords, enable multi-factor authentication (MFA), monitor your account for suspicious activity, and be cautious of phishing emails or fake breach notifications.
This Best Buy breach history is maintained by BreachHistory using public disclosures, regulatory filings, security research, and clearly labelled third-party claims. For the complete breach timeline, records exposed, incident details, and AI Breach Risk Score, explore the sections on this page.