CarGurusCarGurus breach

In February 2026, the automotive marketplace CarGurus was the target of a data breach attributed to the threat actor ShinyHunters . Following an attempted extortion, the data was published publicly and contained more than 12M email addresses across multiple files including user account ID mappings, finance pre-qualification application data and dealer account and subscription information. Impacted data also included names, phone numbers, physical and IP addresses, and auto finance application outcomes.