Pinterest.com

Pinterest the American visual discovery engine experienced a significant data security incident on May 14 2025. The breach resulted in the exposure of approximately 6.8 million user records. The compromised dataset contains sensitive technical and personal identifiers including user email addresses and IP addresses associated with account activity. Additionally information regarding the specific dates and details of account creation was leaked. The incident appears to involve a database misconfiguration or unauthorized access to backend storage systems allowing the extraction of structured user metadata.