"A notorious predominantly English-speaking hacking group has launched a website to extort its victims, threatening to release about a billion records stolen from companies who store their customers' data in cloud databases hosted by Salesforce. The loosely organized group, which has been known as Lapsus$, Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters, have published a dedicated data leak site on the dark web, called Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters."
"The website, first spotted by threat intelligence researchers on Friday and seen by TechCrunch, aims to pressure victims into paying the hackers to avoid having their stolen data published online. "Contact us to regain control on data governance and prevent public disclosure of your data," reads the site. "Do not be the next headline. All communications demand strict verification and will be handled with discretion.""
"Over the last few weeks, the ShinyHunters gang allegedly hacked dozens of high-profile companies by breaking into their cloud-based databases hosted by Salesforce. Insurance giant Allianz Life, Google, fashion conglomerate Kering, the airline Qantas, carmaking giant Stellantis, credit bureau TransUnion, and the employee management platform Workday, among several others, have confirmed their data was stolen in these mass hacks. The hackers' leak site lists several alleged victims, including FedEx, Hulu (owned by Disney), and Toyota Motors,"
A predominantly English-speaking hacking group launched a dark-web extortion site threatening to release about a billion records taken from companies that store customer data in Salesforce-hosted cloud databases. The group has operated under names including Lapsus$, Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters and published a site called Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters. The site pressures victims to pay, urging contact to "regain control on data governance and prevent public disclosure" and warning "Do not be the next headline." Multiple organizations confirmed stolen data, the leak site lists additional alleged victims, and it is unclear whether any ransoms were paid.
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