Carnival Cruise confirms data breach affecting nearly 6 million people
Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise line operator, confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people. The breach, claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion gang, occurred in April 2026 and exposed names, dates of birth, email addresses, genders, geographic locations, loyalty program details, addresses, government-issued identification numbers, driver's license numbers, and passport numbers.
Signal context
First seen: May 29, 2026
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Affected nearly 6 million individuals.
- ShinyHunters extortion group claimed responsibility.
- Breach occurred in April 2026, disclosed May 27-29, 2026.
Signal analysis
BetaThis analysis groups the signal by industry, likely incident action and impacted security area. It helps compare this signal with other published signals without treating the labels as final determinations.
Sector: Retail Trade
Likely country: Location not provided
Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 1 signal in the same sector
- 93 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.
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