- Starbucks confirms February 2026 cyberattack on Partner Central
- 889 employee accounts compromised via credential theft
- Sensitive data exposed, including SSNs and financial details
Starbucks confirmed that it suffered a cyberattack in early February 2026, losing sensitive data on hundreds of its employees.
The company confirmed the news by filing a new report with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, in which it also shared a sample of the data breach notification letter it sent to affected individuals, noting that it became aware of “potential unauthorized access” to certain Starbucks Partner Central accounts on February 6, 2026.
Starbucks Partner Central is the company’s centralized human resources and workplace platform, an internal online portal where employees (“partners”) manage work-related tasks such as scheduling, payroll, benefits, training and company updates.
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Starbucks Partner Central accounts affected
After spotting the intrusion, Starbucks launched an investigation and took steps to contain the incident, thereby notifying law enforcement.
“The investigation determined that an unauthorized third party accessed certain Starbucks Partner Central accounts after obtaining login information through websites impersonating Partner Central,” the notice states.
“Depending on the types of information viewable in these accounts, some of your personal information may have been affected.”
This data includes at least people’s names, social security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account and routing numbers.
In the Maine AG filing, Starbucks said 889 Starbucks Partner Central accounts were compromised.
Starbucks is the world’s largest coffee chain, operating over 40,000 stores worldwide and operating in nearly 90 countries around the world. In 2025, Starbucks employed approximately 381,000 people worldwide, generating annual revenue of approximately $37.2 billion.
This is not the first time Starbucks has been attacked by hackers. In 2022, its Singapore offices were hit, affecting nearly 220,000 customers, and two years later, in late 2024, its supply chain software provider Blue Yonder was hit by a Termite ransomware infection.
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