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Carnival's cruise operator has confirmed a data breach affecting nearly six million people, with the hacker group ShinyHunters claiming responsibility for the April attack. Personal data from millions of passengers is now potentially in circulation, adding Carnival to a growing list of hospitality brands learning that customer trust is only as strong as their weakest server.
Shifting to cybersecurity from a different angle, the FBI has confirmed that twenty-five ransomware groups were actively using First VPN's services before authorities seized the platform. The bureau is now calling for tighter behavioral monitoring across the industry, a reminder that anonymizing tools designed to protect privacy can become infrastructure for organized crime when oversight disappears.
And in a story that's part tech rivalry, part theater, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney took aim at Valve on social media after Steam Deck prices jumped by as much as three hundred dollars. Sweeney pointedly referenced Valve founder Gabe Newell's megayacht collection, framing the price hike as a consumer squeeze driven by executive excess rather than market forces. Valve has not responded publicly.
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