54 Below Inc. data breach

Clerk's notes

On May 8, 2026, 54 Below Inc., a well-known entertainment and supper club based in the performing arts community, filed a formal data breach notification with the Vermont Attorney General's office. This report indicates a cybersecurity incident has compromised the company's digital systems, which routinely handle significant volumes of patron and staff data. The breach's status is currently under monitoring, reflecting an ongoing review of the event.

The reported exposure includes several categories of personal and financial information. Specifically, individuals may have had their Full Name, Email Address, Mailing Address, Payment Card Information, Password or Credential Hash, Purchase and Order History, Social Security Number, and Date of Birth compromised in the incident.

Such an exposure creates immediate and long-term risks for affected individuals. Payment Card Information can lead to fraudulent charges, while compromised login credentials like Password or Credential Hash can enable account takeovers. The combination of Full Name, Mailing Address, Social Security Number, and Date of Birth significantly elevates the risk of identity theft and other financial harms.

As an entity that collects and processes sensitive consumer data, 54 Below Inc. is expected to uphold robust security measures to protect this information. The occurrence of a data breach suggests that those safeguards may have been insufficient or circumvented, allowing unauthorized access to their systems. Understanding this context is crucial for those who have received a breach notification.

If you have received a notification about this data breach, it is an official acknowledgment that your private information was involved. While the specific details of how your data was compromised are part of an ongoing investigation, it's important to recognize the potential for increased risk to your personal and financial security. Individuals affected by this breach may have grounds to seek recourse.

If a notification letter about this breach reached you, see every Vermont data breach on file or browse all cases.