Charter data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the May 2026 breach of Charter. For every breach, see Breaches.
The Charter data breach exposed 4,851,517 accounts from charter.com in May 2026. The data taken includes names, physical addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and job titles.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 28 May 2026, within a month. It is the 204th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
Charter’s breach included 5 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Physical addresses | Used to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Phone numbers | Expect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM. |
| Job titles | 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, Charter among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention Charter.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.
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:
- Addi, March 2026, 35 million accounts
- McGraw Hill, April 2026, 14 million accounts
- CarGurus, February 2026, 12 million accounts
- Pitney Bowes, April 2026, 8.2 million accounts
- Odido, February 2026, 6.1 million accounts
- ADT, April 2026, 5.5 million accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- charter.com, Charter’s website