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Charter Communications

DISCLOSED 2026-05-01 · STOLEN CREDS · 4,900,000 RECORDS EXPOSED

In May 2026, the ShinyHunters threat group claimed to have breached Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum. The breach reportedly exposed 4.9 million accounts. No further details on the attack method or data types were provided.

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What we know

Disclosed
2026-05-01
Attack vector
Stolen Creds
Sector
telecommunications
Records exposed
4,900,000
Data classes exposed
accounts
Sources

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