Was Mailchimp hacked?

In that breach, data on some 214 Mailchimp accounts were compromised, mostly of cryptocurrency and finance-related accounts. Cloud giant DigitalOcean confirmed that its account was compromised in the incident, and harshly criticized Mailchimp’s handling of the breach.

What happens if my Mailchimp account is stolen?

If your Mailchimp account has been stolen, the last thing you're probably thinking about are Mailchimp fees. But rest assured, you won't be charged for any campaigns sent by the person who broke into your account. If you have questions about your account, contact our support team. Mailchimp takes data security seriously.

How many Mailchimp accounts were accessed by a breached employee account?

Although Mailchimp stated it acted quickly to terminate access to the breached employee account, the siphoned credentials were used to access 319 MailChimp accounts and further export the mailing lists pertaining to 102 accounts.

What are Mailchimp account compromises?

There are two ways account compromises normally happen. The most common scenario is a former employee or business partner had access to your Mailchimp account and tried to undermine or disrupt access to your account. As you can imagine, this scenario usually gets resolved in court.