Charter Communications Salesforce data leak exposes 4.9 million accounts
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The public leak of Charter Communications data exposed 4.9 million accounts, putting names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses into circulation. The stolen records came from a Salesforce instance and were later posted on a dark web leak site after ransom demands were rejected. A smaller employee-directory subset also added job titles to the exposed set.
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Nottingham University data publication on ShinyHunters leak site
Data Leak
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First: 10.06.2026 21:31
Last: 10.06.2026 21:31
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**Nottingham University** data was published on the **ShinyHunters** leak site after the group claimed access to the university’s **student records system**. The exposed material...
Nottingham University data publication on ShinyHunters leak site
Data LeakAbout this happening: **Nottingham University** data was published on the **ShinyHunters** leak site after the group claimed access to the university’s **student records system**. The exposed material...
ShinyHunters Oracle PeopleSoft data theft and extortion campaign
Campaign
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First: 10.06.2026 21:31
Last: 10.06.2026 21:31
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**ShinyHunters**/**UNC6240** used **CVE-2026-35273** in **Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools** as a **zero-day** to break into exposed systems, steal data, and extort victim...
ShinyHunters Oracle PeopleSoft data theft and extortion campaign
CampaignAbout this happening: **ShinyHunters**/**UNC6240** used **CVE-2026-35273** in **Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools** as a **zero-day** to break into exposed systems, steal data, and extort victim...
Latest development: 29.06.2026 23:40
Nissan says attackers exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability in a ShinyHunters-linked campaign and that the company was specifically targeted, with personal information for current and former employees in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil potentially exposed. Nissan says the material may include employee contact information, banking information, Social Security numbers, Social Insurance Numbers, National Identification Numbers, financial and tax information, and dependent and beneficiary information, and the company has activated incident response, engaged external cybersecurity experts, secured affected systems, and is working with Oracle.
Carnival Corporation customer data leak
Data Leak
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First: 28.05.2026 13:49
Last: 28.05.2026 13:49
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**Carnival Corporation** confirmed a **customer data leak** that exposed personal information for **5,995,277 people**, making this a large-scale privacy and identity-risk event....
Carnival Corporation customer data leak
Data LeakAbout this happening: **Carnival Corporation** confirmed a **customer data leak** that exposed personal information for **5,995,277 people**, making this a large-scale privacy and identity-risk event....
Charter Communications hit by network compromise linked to ShinyHunters
Incident
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First: 26.05.2026 22:46
Last: 26.05.2026 22:46
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While Charter has yet to attribute the attack and has not shared further details, the ShinyHunters extortion gang claimed responsibility and told BleepingComputer that they breached the company's systems on April 1 in a voice phishing (vishing) attack that compromised an employee's Microsoft Entra account.
About this happening:
**Charter Communications** confirmed a **data breach** tied to **ShinyHunters** extortion, with the company saying it is **alerting authorities** and that **no sensitive personal...
Charter Communications hit by network compromise linked to ShinyHunters
IncidentHow related: While Charter has yet to attribute the attack and has not shared further details, the ShinyHunters extortion gang claimed responsibility and told BleepingComputer that they breached the company's systems on April 1 in a voice phishing (vishing) attack that compromised an employee's Microsoft Entra account.
About this happening: **Charter Communications** confirmed a **data breach** tied to **ShinyHunters** extortion, with the company saying it is **alerting authorities** and that **no sensitive personal...
Latest development: 29.05.2026 11:29
Have I Been Pwned analyzed leaked Charter Communications data and confirmed that the incident affected 4.9 million accounts, with exposed records including names, email addresses, job titles, phone numbers, and physical addresses. The published data also included a subset of about 85,000 records from an internal employee directory.
7-Eleven hit by network compromise
Incident
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First: 19.05.2026 17:16
Last: 19.05.2026 17:16
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**7-Eleven** is a **victim-focused breach incident** in which an **unauthorized third party** accessed systems used to store **franchisee documents** on **April 8, 2026**, trigger...
7-Eleven hit by network compromise
IncidentAbout this happening: **7-Eleven** is a **victim-focused breach incident** in which an **unauthorized third party** accessed systems used to store **franchisee documents** on **April 8, 2026**, trigger...
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29.05.2026 11:29 1 articles · 1mo ago
ShinyHunters breaches Charter Communications on April 1 via vishing
Exploitation ObservedShinyHunters claimed it breached Charter Communications on April 1 by using vishing to compromise an employee's Microsoft Entra account and reach the company's Salesforce environment, then said it used that access to steal customer and business records.
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- Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 29.05.2026 11:29
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29.05.2026 11:29 2 articles · 1mo ago
Have I Been Pwned confirms 4.9 million Charter Communications accounts were exposed
Victim Impact UpdateHave I Been Pwned analyzed leaked Charter Communications data and said the incident affected 4.9 million accounts, exposing names, email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, and a subset of employee-directory records that included job titles.
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- Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 29.05.2026 11:29
- Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 29.05.2026 11:29