Texas AG Paxton Announces Ongoing Probe Into Carnival

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 ...