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Tell HN: Scribd Breached

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Not seeing anything posted about this anywhere, received on Monday, 26th of Oct 2026:Subject: Notice of Security IncidentThis notice is being sent on behalf of Scribd, Inc., the parent company of Scribd, Slideshare, Everand, and Fable, by Epiq, Scribd Inc.’s notification partner.Hello,We are writing to let you know that Scribd, Inc. recently experienced a security incident that may have affected your data.We detected that an unauthorized third party may have gained access to certain user data in one of our systems. After investigating this activity, we found that the third party may have accessed your email address and the following of your information: last 4 digits of your credit card and country, credit card issuer, credit card expiry date, payment history (not including credit card details).We have no evidence that this data has been misused, but we are notifying you out of an abundance of caution so that you can take steps to protect your information.Watch for phishingWe encourage you to stay vigilant for phishing attempts by bad actors pretending to be Scribd, Inc. or Scribd, Slideshare, Everand or Fable.Remember that Scribd, Inc. will never ask you for your username and…

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