Carnival Corporation Discloses Data Breach Affecting Nearly 6 Million Individuals
Carnival Corporation announced a data breach on May 27, 2026, affecting nearly 6 million individuals. The incident, detected on April 14, 2026, involved an unauthorized actor using social engineering to deceive an employee and gain access to a limited portion of the company's IT system. By April 22, 2026, it was determined that personal information had been copied. The compromised data may include names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and government-issued identification numbers (e.g., driver's license and passport numbers).
Signal context
First seen: May 27, 2026
Last updated: Jun 29, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Social engineering attack on an employee account.
- Unauthorized access to a limited portion of IT system.
- Personal information of nearly 6 million individuals copied.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Retail Trade
Likely country: Location not provided
The feed marks multiple actor roles. Treat this as a review signal rather than a final attribution.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
- Source type: possible insider or internal misuse
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 2 signals in the same sector
- 88 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Substitute Notice May 27, 2026 - Carnival Corporationhttps://www.carnivalcorp.com/static-files/carnival-corporation-notice-of-data-breach-may-27-2026.pdfPublic source from carnivalcorp.com.
Biggest Cyber Attacks, Data Breaches, Ransomware Attacks of May 2026https://www.cybermanagementalliance.com/biggest-cyber-attacks-data-breaches-ransomware-attacks-may-2026/Public source from cybermanagementalliance.com.
'A serious matter:' Texas AG Ken Paxton launches investigation into Carnival Cruise Line data breach - WFAAhttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/business/texas-ag-ken-paxton-investigation-carnival-cruise-line-data-breach/287-3474642b-5131-4029-923f-42714080922fPublic source from wfaa.com.
The Data Breach Brief: Week of May 27th, 2026https://www.forthepeople.com/blog/data-breach-brief-week-may-27th-2026/Public source from forthepeople.com.
Data Breach Roundup (May 22 - 28, 2026)https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/05/29/data-breach-roundup-may-22-28-2026/Public source from privacyguides.org.
List of Recent Data Breaches in 2026 - Bright Defensehttps://www.brightdefense.com/resources/recent-data-breaches/Public source from brightdefense.com.
Carnival confirms data breach impacting nearly 6 million - Malwarebyteshttps://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/05/carnival-confirms-data-breach-impacting-nearly-6-millionPublic source from malwarebytes.com.
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