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Possible leak of SmartNews partner emails and internal user IDs

SmartNews disclosed on November 6 that unauthorized access on October 31 may have exposed publisher and advertiser contacts and some internal user IDs.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

Reported groups are 1,582 publisher-contact email records, 207 advertiser-contact email records and 1,033 internal IDs. Their overlap is unknown, so no combined total is calculated. IDs alone cannot identify a person. Passwords and cards were excluded, and no secondary harm was confirmed.

Timeline

  1. Occurred
  2. Discovered
  3. Disclosed

  4. Unauthorized system access.

  5. Possible leak publicly disclosed.

Organization response

SmartNews is notifying affected parties individually and strengthening security and prevention measures.

What you can do

Beware of impersonation and requests for passwords or similar information by phone or email.

Sources

  1. Apology and Notice Regarding a Personal Information Leak Due to Unauthorized AccessSmartNews, Inc. · 2026-11-09

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