Charter Communications, Inc.
About the organisation
Over 42M records containing PII have been compromised. This is a final warning to reach out by 27 May 2026 before we leak along with several annoying (digital) problems that'll come your way. Make the right decision, don't be the next headline. Pay or Leak. | Updated: 23 May 2026 | Warning: FINAL WARNING PAY OR LEAK
What the listing means
Charter Communications, Inc. appeared on the shinyhunters leak site on 23 May 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated — the attack itself is dated 01 April 2026, 52 days before the listing. This group has published 3 claims in the last 30 days and remains active.
Recommended actions
- Treat any unsolicited message referencing Charter Communications, Inc. as suspicious — leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
- If you hold an account on charter.com, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
- Other Telecommunication organisations should review this group's known TTPs and validate detection coverage against them.
- Watch for follow-on extortion: stolen data is often re-leaked or resold after the initial listing.
- A leak-site listing is a claim made by the attacker, not a confirmed breach — check the organisation's own disclosures before acting on it.
Leak-site evidence
Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/Q2hhcnRlciBDb21tdW5pY2F0aW9ucywgSW5jLkBzaGlueWh1bnRlcnM=