{"id":1554,"date":"2026-06-02T14:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:34:18","slug":"carnival-data-breach-nearly-6-million-impacted-by-social-engineering-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=1554","title":{"rendered":"Carnival data breach: Nearly 6 million impacted by social engineering attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON \u2014 The personal information of nearly 6 million people may have been compromised in a recent Carnival Corporation data breach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The company said it was in the process of reaching out to individuals whose personal data may have been compromised in a recent cybersecurity incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Carnival announced the breach in a news release dated May 27 and said it was sending notification letters to anyone impacted by the April 2026 incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The total number of people impacted by the attack is estimated at 5,995,277, according to a data breach notice on the Maine attorney general’s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The notice states that the breach occurred on April 10 and was discovered several days later, on April 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Carnival said the company’s IT security system identified what it called unauthorized activity involving an employee’s account. The company determined the account was compromised by social engineering, which is a method that involves a person being tricked into turning over security information or gaining account access.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Carnival said the hacker only gained access to a “limited portion” of the company’s IT system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The company said its investigation was ongoing, but personal information that is believed to have been compromised includes the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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