In a public notice posted May 27,<\/a> Carnival Corporation said hackers gained access to part of the company\u2019s IT network in April after using social engineering tactics to deceive an employee and compromise an account.<\/p>\nAccording to the company, the breach was first detected April 14, and investigators later determined the attacker illegally copied customer and employee data.<\/p>\n
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The compromised information may include names, home addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and government-issued identification numbers such as passports and driver\u2019s licenses.<\/p>\n
The incident could impact Texans, especially with Houston and Galveston serving as major cruise hubs for Carnival passengers traveling through the Gulf of America.<\/p>\n
Port of Galveston is one of the busiest cruise ports in the country and a major departure point for multiple Carnival ships year-round. <\/p>\n
Carnival said the breach appears to have been limited to a \u201csmall portion\u201d of its systems and that the company is not aware of ongoing unauthorized activity since stopping the attack.<\/p>\n
The company has not publicly disclosed how many people were affected nationwide. <\/p>\n
Texans who have traveled with Carnival are encouraged to closely monitor bank accounts, credit reports, and email communications for suspicious activity. <\/p>\n
The company also said law enforcement was notified, and third-party cybersecurity experts were brought in to investigate and strengthen security systems.<\/p>\n
Experts also recommend considering a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus if sensitive identification information may have been exposed.<\/p>\n
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