Carnival confirms data breach affecting nearly 6 million customers after ShinyHunters attack
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Summary
Carnival Corporation confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million customers, stemming from an April 14 social engineering attack on an employee. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for stealing customer records, though the company's filing with the Maine attorney general's office puts the number at just under 6 million — lower than the 8.7 million records initially listed. Carnival declined to name ShinyHunters or comment on the full scale of the breach.
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The breach, Carnival confirmed, stemmed from an April 14 social engineering attack on an employee, though the company declined to comment on the scale or name ShinyHunters.
A company filing with the Maine attorney general's office puts the number of affected individuals at just under six million, down from the 8.7 million records previously listed.
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