Security Update for ACBL Members
Last updated: August 28, 2026
On August 25, 2026, ACBL learned that some personal information belonging to ACBL members may have been unlawfully accessed through an internal ACBL service. With the assistance of cybersecurity professionals, we have identified, isolated and disabled the affected parts of this service. As we review and perform emergency security upgrades across ACBL services, some may be temporarily inaccessible.
The potentially affected information may have included the following:
- • First and last name;
- • ACBL member number;
- • Email address and phone number;
- • City, state/territory, country and zip + 4;
- • Gender;
- • ACBL unit and district; and
- • Masterpoints
The following information was NOT affected:
- • Social Security Numbers – ACBL does NOT collect or store this information for general membership
- • Credit card/financial information – This information is collected and processed by a third party
- • Dates of birth
- • Passwords
- • Physical street addresses
Some members have reported suspicious messages from strangers who reference bridge or ACBL in an attempt to make messages seem legitimate and personal. If you receive a message like this from someone you do not know, please be cautious and fill out our official tracking form. We encourage you to delete and not respond to these messages.
Reports from members have been crucial to our investigation and helped us identify the source of the exposure. If you have received a message and have not yet reported it, please do so using this link.
What You Can Do
- Be cautious about unexpected emails, phone calls or text messages from strangers, especially if someone uses bridge or your ACBL membership to appear friendly or trustworthy.
- Do not send money or share personal, financial or account information in response to an unexpected message.
- If you have not already done so, please report suspicious bridge-related messages to ACBL through this secured online form.
There is no need to change your ACBL password as a result of this incident because passwords were not involved.
Additional Information
This type of scam is commonly known as “pig butchering” scam. These links give more information about it:
- https://www.fdicoig.gov/pig-butchering-scams(opens in new tab)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scam
The website Have I Been Pwned: Check if your email address has been exposed in a data incident keeps records of data incidents. You may visit the link to see whether your email address or other information may have been exposed.
Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us, and we recognize the concern it may cause. This page will be updated as new information becomes available.
