The American Tower data breach exposed 216,601 records including Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses. This breach has been verified by HaveIBeenPwned. Affected users should check HaveIBeenPwned.com and take immediate steps to protect their accounts.
What Happened
In June 2026, telecommunications tower infrastructure company American Tower was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. The group subsequently published data allegedly taken from the company containing more than 200k unique email addresses belonging to employees, contractors, customers and leads. Exposed data also included names, addresses and phone numbers.
- Breach date
- 2026-06-12
- Records affected
- 216,601
- Verified
- Yes
- Domain
- americantower.com
What Was Exposed
The following data types were included in the breach:
- Email addresses
- Job titles
- Names
- Phone numbers
- Physical addresses
What You Should Do
If you had an account with American Tower, take these steps immediately:
- Check if your account was affected at HaveIBeenPwned.com
- Watch for phishing emails that reference the breach or impersonate the affected company
- Be alert for social engineering attempts using your exposed personal information
- Enable two-factor authentication on the affected service if available
- Consider using a password manager to generate unique passwords for each service
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