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Carnival Corp. Confirms Personal Information Compromised in Ransomware Incident

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday October 13 2020, @02:38AM   

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:

Carnival Corp. Confirms Personal Information Compromised in Ransomware Incident:

Leisure travel company Carnival Corporation last week confirmed that personal information pertaining to guests, employees, and crew was compromised in an August 2020 ransomware attack.

[...] In mid-August, the company announced that it detected a ransomware attack that resulted not only in some of its systems being encrypted, but also in the unauthorized download of some files.

[...] "On August 15, 2020, we detected a ransomware attack and unauthorized access to our information technology systems," the filing reads. "While the investigation is ongoing, early indications are that the unauthorized third-party gained access to certain personal information relating to some guests, employees and crew for some of our operations."

In the filing, Carnival also notes that it is not aware of the compromised data being misused.

Carnival Corporation operates 10 different cruise lines and is based in both the US and the UK.

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• Nothing else to doNothing else to do (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2020, @02:45AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2020, @02:45AM (#1063837)

  As they are not allowed to operate their business, they could spend some time and effort on shoring up their IT.

  • Re:Nothing else to do(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday October 13 2020, @03:18AM

    by c0lo (156) on Tuesday October 13 2020, @03:18AM (#1063852) Journal

    they could spend some time and effort on shoring up their IT.

    Alternatively, they could try putting their ships up on the shores.

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• compromised data being misused(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday October 13 2020, @03:16AM

  by c0lo (156) on Tuesday October 13 2020, @03:16AM (#1063851) Journal

  In the filing, Carnival also notes that it is not aware of the compromised data being misused.

  I'm sure it's safe to assume the compromised data will be used exclusively in the best interest of the persons the data pertains. In fact, those regulations about the data safety are just govt running amok and causing extra costs - it'll be so much cheaper if this data wouldn't be protected at all. (grin)

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• Cruise ship graveyardCruise ship graveyard (Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Tuesday October 13 2020, @09:05AM (2 children)

  by PiMuNu (3823) on Tuesday October 13 2020, @09:05AM (#1063921)

  I was in Weymouth the other day. Quite spooky to see all of the cruise ships parked up there - 10 or more massive ships just off the coast. Hope they get back out to sea someday.

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    Re:Cruise ship graveyardRe:Cruise ship graveyard (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2020, @12:31PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2020, @12:31PM (#1063951)

    In three weeks, if Americans vote correctly, the MSM will open the channels to doctors saying a risk is minor now. Vassal governments in Europe won't retain support for their lockdowns, and those ships can get back in business again.

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    • Re:Cruise ship graveyard(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2020, @03:07PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2020, @03:07PM (#1064013)

      Ok Donald

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• no sympathy(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2020, @07:59PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2020, @07:59PM (#1064125)

  "to our information technology systems"

  That's pretty grandiose language for your Windows XP machines, you dumb, Windows-using fucks.