Carnival Corporation's data breach exposed personal data of nearly 6 million customers

An April social engineering attack on an employee account compromised names, dates of birth, and government-issued ID numbers

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Carnival Corporation $CCL began notifying nearly 6 million people on Wednesday that a social engineering attack in April exposed their personal information, including names, addresses, and government-issued identification numbers.

According to breach notification letters sent to customers, unauthorized activity involving an employee account was flagged by the company's IT security team on April 14, after an attacker manipulated the employee through social........

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