Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his investigation into Carnival Corporation following an April 2026 data breach that compromised the personal information of an estimated 6 million people, including over 800,000 Texans.
- On April 14, 2026, Carnival’s information technology security team identified unauthorized activity involving an employee account. Carnival determined that social-engineering techniques were used to deceive an employee and gain access to the company’s systems
- Attorney General Paxton has previously issued a Civil Investigative Demand “CID” to the company to determine whether Carnival adequately safeguarded the personal information of Texas consumers and whether the company maintained reasonable procedures to ...