Shift4 incident

Mass Phishing Email

Resolved after 33 minutes, affecting Shift4 Support Communications Tools, on November 5, 2026.

resolved Nov 05, 2026, 09:10 PM UTC

The incident is resolved at this time, there has not been any compromise to merchant data, you will not receive further errant emails. If you received an unfamiliar email please delete it.

Started
Nov 05, 2026, 08:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 05, 2026, 09:10 PM UTC
Duration
33m
Detected by Pingoru
Nov 05, 2026, 08:36 PM UTC

Affected components

Shift4 Support Communications Tools

Update timeline

  1. investigating Nov 05, 2026, 08:36 PM UTC

    We are receiving reports of phishing emails being sent to merchants. Impact believed to be hitting over 1,000 merchants.

  2. investigating Nov 05, 2026, 08:47 PM UTC

    We are receiving reports of phishing emails being sent to merchants. These emails are originating from a third party platform called decisions.com. PLEASE DO NOT OPEN, delete the email immediately if you have received it.

  3. resolved Nov 05, 2026, 09:10 PM UTC

    The incident is resolved at this time, there has not been any compromise to merchant data, you will not receive further errant emails. If you received an unfamiliar email please delete it.

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