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Charter data breach (2026)

In May 2026, the telecommunications company Charter Communications (the parent company behind the consumer broadband and cable brand Spectrum) was named by the ShinyHunters group in a "pay or leak" extortion campaign.

Victim
Charter
records
4.9M
SectorTelecom

Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2026-05-23, Charter was affected by a data breach. Approximately 4,851,517 accounts were exposed. In May 2026, the telecommunications company Charter Communications (the parent company behind the consumer broadband and cable brand Spectrum) was named by the ShinyHunters group in a "pay or leak" extortion campaign.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Charter
  2. charter.comhttps://charter.com

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