Charter confirms data breach after ShinyHunters extortion threat

Charter Communications has confirmed a data breach following a threat from the ShinyHunters extortion group, resulting in the claimed theft of 40 million customer records. The breach originated from a voice phishing attack targeting an employee's Microsoft Entra account, allowing access to Salesforce data. While no sensitive personal information was confirmed to have been exfiltrated, the incident highlights the group's tactics and the vulnerability of large organizations.