Goldman Sachs Group clients hit by Ernst & Young data breach
SpilloverSpillover from the Ernst & Young incident · View original incident →Goldman Sachs Group and its clients were affected by the Ernst & Young data breach that occurred in early 2026. The specific scale of the damage, the types of information leaked and the response measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Goldman Sachs Group
- Original incident
- Hack of Ernst & Young's external support system exposes client tax data
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Fallout from the Ernst & Young data breach
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It emerged that Goldman Sachs Group had been affected by the Ernst & Young data breach that occurred early this year.
- The impact of the Ernst & Young data breach on Goldman Sachs Group clients became known.
Original incident
This is spillover from the Ernst & Young incident.
Hack of Ernst & Young's external support system exposes client tax data
Impact: Client personal information including tax and financial data and Social Security numbers
Ernst & Young's external IT support ticketing platform was hacked, exposing clients' personal information including tax and financial data and Social Security numbers. Ernst & Young disclosed the breach and launched an investigation, and a class action was later filed. ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened to publish the stolen data.
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