Carnival data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the April 2026 breach of Carnival. For every breach, see Breaches.
The Carnival data breach exposed 7,531,359 accounts from carnivalcorp.com in April 2026. The data taken includes dates of birth, names, email addresses and genders and 3 more kinds of data.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 24 Apr 2026, within a month. It is the 150th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
Carnival’s breach included 7 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Dates of birth | Used to prove who you are to banks and phone companies. |
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Genders | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Geographic locations | Roughly where you live. |
| Loyalty program details | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Salutations | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
What to do
- Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, Carnival among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention Carnival.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- Expect the data to resurface.Breach data is sold and combined with other leaks for years. Stay wary of messages that know a little too much about you.
Timeline
- : the breach, as best it can be dated.
- : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, within a month.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- Odido, February 2026, 6.1 million accounts
- ADT, April 2026, 5.5 million accounts
- Betterment, January 2026, 1.4 million accounts
- Figure, January 2026, 967,178 accounts
- JCPenney, June 2026, 368,418 accounts
- Aman, April 2026, 215,563 accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “Carnival”, Have I Been Pwned, added 24 Apr 2026. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- carnivalcorp.com, Carnival’s website