Shein: Breach History & DoxxScan™ Rating
Shein has 2 publicly reported breaches in our tracker. Here is the timeline, what was exposed, and its DoxxScan™ Rating.
Shein has 2 distinct publicly reported incidents in our tracker, the most recent dated March 2024. The most serious is classified CRITICAL severity, and the incidents together account for roughly 39.1M records. Data described in the associated reports and leak-site claims as potentially involved includes Email addresses and Passwords. Named threat group tied to these claims: mogilevich. The DoxxScan™ Rating below is an automated estimate of how exposed Shein’s customers could be if the reported claims are accurate.
- Worst incident: critical severity, 2–3 years ago
- Large scale (39.1M records exposed)
- Ransomware / extortion involved
- 2 known breaches on record (repeat exposure)
Breach timeline
Shein Listed by mogilevich Ransomware Group
SHEIN Data Breach (2018)
Data described in the claims
Across these incidents, the data described in the associated reports and threat-actor claims as potentially involved includes: Email addresses, Passwords. These are the categories cited in the reporting/listings, not independently verified by Recent Breaches.
If your data was in a Shein breach, do this
- Change the password on that account — and anywhere you reused it — then turn on two-factor authentication (2FA).
- Expect targeted phishing that references this breach — be skeptical of unexpected emails asking you to log in, verify, or pay.
- Your physical address may be circulating — remove yourself from data-broker and people-search sites to lower your doxxing risk.
- Remove your personal information from data-broker sites so the leaked data can’t be combined against you — GalaxyWarden files those removals for you.
Groups involved
Methods used
How we grade Shein
The DoxxScan™ Rating is an automated, informational estimate of how exposed a company’s customers may be if the incidents on its public record are accurate, derived solely from that record — the number of incidents, how recent and severe they were, the sensitivity of the data involved, and who established the incident. Most incidents we track are unverified listings published by ransomware and extortion groups; those are accusations, not established facts, and they count for less. A lower rating indicates a higher likelihood that personal information tied to this company is circulating and could be used to dox or target individuals. It is not an audit, certification, or assessment of the company’s current security controls, and it does not represent present-day risk. It may rely on incomplete or unverified public reports and can change as new information emerges. Recent Breaches and GalaxyWarden are independent and are not affiliated with, and do not endorse, any company named here. Provided for general awareness only — not legal, financial, or security advice. How the rating is calculated →
