Charter Communications

SpaceX and Charter Communications discussed a potential partnership to offer consumer mobile phone services, with Charter possibly routing SpaceX's traffic through its infrastructure. SpaceX aims to expand as a direct-to-consumer provider, leveraging spectrum acquisitions and partnerships like its current Starlink Mobile service through T-Mobile. Charter, which recently merged with Cox Communications, currently offers wireless services via infrastructure deals with T-Mobile and Verizon.

Charter Communications (Spectrum) confirmed a cybersecurity incident after ransomware group ShinyHunters listed it on a leak site. Hackers claimed to steal millions of customer records via a vishing attack, but Charter stated sensitive data like private telecom account information was not released.

ShinyHunters leaked 4.9 million Charter Communications customer records, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses, after the company allegedly refused their extortion demands. Charter confirmed an investigation but claimed no sensitive data was exfiltrated, while the breach is part of a broader pattern of ShinyHunters targeting organizations, including a recent Carnival Corporation data theft.

The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from 4.9 million accounts after hacking U.S. telecom company Charter Communications. The breach was reported by data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned.

Charter Communications is reassembling a bundle of streaming services, which is helping it recover from the decline of traditional TV bundles and may ultimately save consumers money. The strategy contrasts with the previous unwinding of TV bundles that hurt cable companies.

Charter Communications, a U.S. telecommunications giant, confirmed a data breach following an extortion threat from the ShinyHunters group, which demanded a ransom to prevent stolen data from being leaked.