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The Nitro PDF Data Breach: When a Productivity Tool Became a Privacy Nightmare

By [Feature Writer]
Published: October 2020 (Updated analysis)

: Nitro Software issues an advisory to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) disclosing a "low impact security incident" with "no material impact". December 2020

The breach gained widespread attention in October 2020 when cybersecurity intelligence firms found the data being sold in private auctions for a starting price of roughly community.gonitro.com Compromised Information

A massive 14 GB dump of Nitro user data is published online for free, revealing the true scale. Current (2026)

4. What Data Was NOT Compromised?

According to Nitro’s official incident response, the attackers did not access: