American Tower Corporation in the US was reportedly targeted by shinyhunters, with over 5.2 million records exposed—including customer and landowner PII—along with internal corporate data, third-party records involving T-Mobile, Verizon, and US DHS, and tower asset records containing GPS data plus plaintext physical access/gate codes. The attackers issued a final warning updated 12 June 2026 to contact them by 15 June 2026 to prevent leaks and related disruption. #UnitedStates
Incident Details
- Victim: American Tower Corporation
- Sector: Telecommunication
- Country: US
- Actor: shinyhunters
- Source:
- Discovered: 2026-06-12T06:57:29.950490+00:00
- Published: 2026-06-12T06:57:28.530204+00:00
Information
- Over 5.2 million records were compromised, including significant customer and landowner PII.
- Additional data tied to other companies such as T-Mobile, Verizon, and the US DHS was also exposed.
- Several tower asset records were taken, including GPS data and plaintext physical access/gate codes for cell tower compounds across the United States.
- Thousands of internal corporate records were compromised, along with much more data.
- This is a final warning to make contact by 15 June 2026 to avoid publication and further disruptive digital consequences.
- Updated: 12 June 2026.
- Warning: final warning, pay or leak.
Disclaimer: This post is based on public claims made by the ransomware group "shinyhunters". I cannot confirm the accuracy of the information. However, I would be happy to share any official statement from the affected organization to provide clarification.