Update and Correction of July 31: Dollar Tree has firmly denied any breach and states that the breach was a breach of 99 Cents Only Stores. Dollar Tree’s involvement with the bankrupt discount chain was limited and “did not acquire their corporate entity, systems/network, or data. Any allegation of Dollar Tree’s involvement is inaccurate.”
HackRead had reported:
The notorious INC Ransomware group is claiming responsibility for a data breach at Dollar Tree, the American retail chain known for selling most items at $1.25 or less. Despite its discount model, Dollar Tree is a Fortune 500 company, reporting $17.58 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025.
As seen by Hackread.com, Dollar Tree appeared on the INC Ransomware’s dark web leak site earlier today. The group claims to have breached the company’s security and stolen 1.2TB of sensitive and personal data.
“They became a victim of the data breach. 1.2TB of sensitive and personal data will be published soon on our blog,“ the group claims.
A quick review of the sample data shared on the leak site reveals a range of sensitive documents.
Read more at HackRead.
