data breach
Carnival Cruise confirms data breach affecting nearly 6 million people
Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise line operator, has confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion gang in April 2026. The cruise line giant has over 160,000 employees and served around 13.5 million guests in 2024 via a fleet of over 90 ships. Carnival operates nine of the […]
Charter confirms data breach after ShinyHunters extortion threat
U.S. telecommunications giant Charter Communications has confirmed it suffered a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group threatened to leak stolen data unless a ransom is paid. Charter Communications is one of the largest broadband providers in the United States, serving tens of millions of residential and business customers through its Spectrum brand. In a […]
7-Eleven data breach exposes personal information of 185,000 people
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole the personal information of over 183,000 people after hacking the systems of convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven in April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. Founded in 1927, 7-Eleven now operates, franchises, and licenses more than 86,000 stores worldwide, including 13,000 stores in the U.S. and […]
GitHub links repo breach to TanStack npm supply-chain attack
GitHub says the hackers who breached 3,800 internal repositories gained access via a malicious version of the Nx Console VS Code extension, compromised in last week’s TanStack npm supply-chain attack. This attack is attributed to the TeamPCP threat group and began with the compromise of dozens of TanStack and Mistral AI npm packages, then quickly extended to other […]
7-Eleven confirms data breach claimed by the ShinyHunters gang
Convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven confirmed that its systems were breached in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion group last month. Founded in 1927, 7-Eleven now operates, franchises, and licenses over 86,000 stores globally, including 13,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada, while its 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards loyalty programs have more than 100 […]
Grafana says stolen GitHub token let hackers steal codebase
Grafana Labs disclosed that hackers have downloaded its source code after breaching its GitHub environment using a stolen access token. A relatively new extortion gang known as CoinbaseCartel has claimed the attack by adding Grafana to their data leak site (DLS), although no data has been leaked yet. Grafana Labs is the company behind Grafana, the […]
West Pharmaceutical says hackers stole data, encrypted systems
West Pharmaceutical Services disclosed that it was the target of a cyberattack that resulted in data exfiltration and system encryption. The company said that it detected a compromise on May 4th. An investigation into the incident determined that the attacker stole data from the network. “On May 7, 2026, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. determined that […it] […]
US govt seeks Instructure testimony on massive Canvas cyberattack
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is calling on Instructure executives to testify about two cyberattacks by the ShinyHunters extortion group that targeted the company’s Canvas platform, allowing threat actors to steal student data and disrupt schools during final exams. In a letter sent Monday afternoon to Instructure CEO Steve Daly, Homeland Security Committee […]
Instructure reaches ‘agreement’ with ShinyHunters to stop data leak
Instructure, the edtech giant behind the widely popular Canvas learning management system (LMS), has reached an “agreement” with the ShinyHunters extortion group to prevent the data stolen in a recent breach from being leaked online. The company says over 30 million educators and students use its Canvas platform across more than 8,000 schools and universities […]
Škoda warns of customer data breach after online shop hack
Škoda Auto, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, has disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked its online shop and stole the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers. The 130-year-old Czech car maker has over 34,000 employees and reported sales of more than €27 billion and a profit of nearly €2 […]