Amtrak customer data breach exposes over two million accounts online

9 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 29

A dataset with more than 2.1 million Amtrak customer records, including names, emails, and addresses, appeared on Have I Been Pwned on April 17, 2026.
Security researchers warn the breach, linked to the ShinyHunters group, could enable highly targeted phishing attacks using detailed support records and travel histories.
Amtrak has not confirmed the total number of affected accounts, with some estimates reaching up to 9.4 million, highlighting growing risks as companies increasingly rely on cloud-based customer platforms.

Could modern passwordless technology have prevented this massive Amtrak data breach?

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