Security Update

Canadian Tire says recent data breach may have hit online shoppers’ info

Unauthorized access was identified on October 2, 2025 in an e‑commerce database for Canadian Tire, SportChek, Mark’s/L’Équipeur, and Party City. The dataset included names, addresses, emails, birth years, encrypted passwords, and in some cases truncated card numbers. Fewer than 150,000 accounts had full dates of birth. Bank and Triangle Rewards records were reported as not included, and in‑store transactions continued.

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Oct 2, 2025

Encrypted passwords + basic contact details present

Full DOB in fewer than 150,000 accounts

Bank & Triangle Rewards data not included

E‑commerce operational; stores unaffected

What was involved?

Confirmed within the e‑commerce database.
Stored in encrypted form; password reuse remains unsafe practice.
Comparable to receipt formatting; full numbers were not present.
Included for fewer than 150,000 accounts; eligible customers are to receive credit monitoring offers.
Reported as not included in this event.

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Where accounts exist

E‑commerce accounts with any listed banner could be in scope.

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Were full dates of birth present for all accounts?

Were bank or Triangle Rewards records included?

What card data format was referenced?

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