Infosec pro Troy Hunt HasBeenPwned in Mailchimp phish

stapp · Mar 25, 2025

Infosec veteran Troy Hunt of HaveIBeenPwned fame is notifying thousands of people after phishers scooped up his Mailchimp mailing list.
He said the list comprises around 16,000 records and every active subscriber will be receiving a notification and apology email soon. Around half of these records (7,535), however, pertain to individuals who had unsubscribed from the list.
Hunt questioned why Mailchimp retained data on unsubscribed users and said he would investigate whether it was a configuration issue on his end. The Register has asked Mailchimp for comment.
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/troy_hunt_mailchimp_phish/

xxJackxx · Mar 25, 2025

Of course they retain unsubscribed users. That is so that if those users complain you are still spamming them there is record of that fact. And they will terminate your account if you do it.

Gandalf_The_Grey · Mar 25, 2025

You know when you're really jet lagged and really tired and the cogs in your head are just moving that little bit too slow? That's me right now, and the penny has just dropped that a Mailchimp phish has grabbed my credentials, logged into my account and exported the mailing list for this blog. I'm deliberately keeping this post very succinct to ensure the message goes out to my impacted subscribers ASAP, then I'll update the post with more details.
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Troy Hunt: A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List

longshots · Mar 25, 2025

Infosec veteran Troy Hunt of HaveIBeenPwned fame is notifying thousands of people after phishers scooped up his Mailchimp mailing list.
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Does this mean that a change is required by moving the I to the start of the name?

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