2026 Hasbro — employee PII/financial data breach; 436+ Massachusetts employees (SSNs, cards, DLs)
Data compromised
Per MA AG sample: names, emails, addresses, phones, national ID/SSNs, financial account information, credit/debit card numbers, driver’s license numbers; total nationwide count not yet published
Technical writeup
Verified breach notifications — August 28, 2026. Hasbro filed Massachusetts Attorney General data breach letters stating attackers accessed personal and financial information of employees after compromising an employee account. Fields vary by individual but may include name, email, address, phone, national ID, and financial data; the Massachusetts 2026 breach report lists 436 Hasbro employees in MA with SSNs, financial accounts, card numbers, and driver’s license numbers exposed. Hasbro implemented containment (disabled account, terminated access, additional safeguards) but has not published a total U.S. headcount or linked the disclosure to its separate March 28, 2026 network intrusion (hasbro2026). recordsAffected 436 from Massachusetts attestation; likely higher nationally when other states file.
Root cause
Unauthorized access via compromised employee account; company disabled account and remediated (Massachusetts AG notice Aug 2026)