BreachPublished 29 May 2026

Charter Communications Data Breach Could Impact Nearly 5 Million

Source SecurityWeek

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The notorious ShinyHunters extortion group leaked over 42 million records allegedly stolen from Charter in April. The post Charter Communications Data Breach Could Impact Nearly 5 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Impact

The breach potentially exposes personal information of approximately 4.9 million Charter Communications customers and 85,000 employees, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, and job titles. According to Charter, no sensitive customer proprietary network information or other sensitive personal information was compromised. The exposure of this data could lead to increased risks of phishing, social engineering, and identity-related fraud targeting affected individuals. There is no indication that core network infrastructure or highly sensitive data was impacted.

Defensive guidance

Charter Communications is following established security protocols and cooperating with relevant authorities. According to the company, no sensitive customer proprietary network information or sensitive personal information was released, and only sales tools related to business customer management were affected. No specific remediation actions have been publicly detailed beyond these statements. Organizations and individuals potentially affected should remain vigilant for phishing or social engineering attempts leveraging the exposed data. Patch status is not applicable as this is a data breach event rather than a software vulnerability.

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