ShinyHunters leaks 4.9 million Charter Communications customer records after extortion refusal
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Summary
ShinyHunters, a hacking group, claims to have leaked personal data of 4.9 million Charter Communications customers after the telecom company refused to meet their extortion demands. The exposed data includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses, with a smaller subset of 85,000 records from an internal staff directory also containing job titles. Charter Communications maintains that no sensitive data was taken, though the breach has been confirmed by Have I Been Pwned.
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According to Have I Been Pwned, the breach exposed the personal details of 4.9 million customers, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
It says a smaller subset of roughly 85,000 records originating from an internal staff directory also contained job titles.
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