Carnival Cruise Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly 6 Million

TL;DR. Carnival Corporation confirmed a data breach impacting almost 6 million people after the ShinyHunters gang claimed responsibility for the cyberattack. - An unauthorized actor used social engineering to access a portion of Carnival's IT systems on April 10. - Stolen data includes names, dates of birth, email addresses, and loyalty program details for affected customers. - The FBI advises against paying ransom demands to groups like ShinyHunters.

• Carnival Corporation confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people.
• The ShinyHunters extortion gang claimed responsibility for the April 10 attack.
• A social engineering attack granted unauthorized access to Carnival's IT systems.
• Compromised data includes personal information like names and loyalty program details.
• The FBI recommends not paying ransom to cybercrime groups.

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