Major cruise line hack exposes sensitive data of nearly 6 million travelers Carnival Corporation is offering two years of free credit monitoring to U.S. travelers impacted by a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 6 million customers. The breach, caused by a social engineering attack, led to the illegal access of names, email addresses, phone numbers, and driver’s license and passport numbers. The company is notifying affected individuals and investigating the full extent of the compromised data.

• Carnival Corporation experienced a data breach affecting the personal information of nearly 6 million customers.
• The breach resulted from a social engineering attack on a single user account.
• Personal information potentially compromised includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and driver’s license and passport numbers.
• Carnival is offering U.S. travelers two years of complimentary credit monitoring through TransUnion.
• The company is notifying affected individuals and has implemented enhanced security measures.