Giant Tiger Data Breach

What happened

In March 2024, Canadian discount store Giant Tiger suffered a data breach that exposed 2.8M customer records. Attributed to a vendor of the retailer, the breach included physical and email addresses, names and phone numbers.

Exposed data

Recommended actions

• Watch for targeted phishing emails referencing Giant Tiger — attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
• Stay alert for smishing (SMS phishing) and SIM-swap attempts using your phone number.
• Exposed identity data raises identity-theft risk — consider credit monitoring or a credit freeze.
• Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.