Carnival Corporation is notifying about 6 million people after attackers used social engineering to access an employee account and steal files containing personal information. The breach was later claimed by ShinyHunters, which alleged theft of 8.7 million records from Carnival systems and leaked data tied to the Mariner Society loyalty program. #CarnivalCorporation #ShinyHunters #MarinerSociety
Keypoints
- Carnival detected the breach on April 14 after an employee account was compromised.
- Attackers used the account to access company systems and exfiltrate sensitive files.
- Nearly 5,995,277 people were notified of potential exposure.
- Exposed data may include names, addresses, birth dates, email addresses, phone numbers, and government ID numbers.
- ShinyHunters claimed the attack and leaked data linked to Carnival and Holland America’s Mariner Society program.
Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/carnival-data-breach-exposed-6-million-people/