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A $2,000 Litecoin demand arrived in a Louisiana man's inbox under the ShinyHunters name, paired with threats of intimate video exposure and a 48-hour deadline.
The message borrowed credibility from a real Carnival Corporation data breach disclosed in April 2026. The hack was genuine; the device takeover claim was not. How the scam is constructed Wayne P.
of Evangeline, Louisiana, received the email. The sender said hackers had accessed his phone and computer and recorded activity through his camera. No screenshot, stolen file or sample recording accompanied the demand.
The FBI has warned that emails signed with the ShinyHunters name may include false claims about embarrassing photos or videos, and that in many cases the described material never existed.
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