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RingCentral Data Breach Exposes 1.6M Users to ShinyHunters
RingCentral data breach impacts 1.6 million users after a sophisticated social engineering attack by ShinyHunters. Names, emails, addresses, and phone numbers exposed.
Ransom Cartel Ransomware Creator Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
Maksim Silnikau, creator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation, receives a 16-year prison sentence following international law enforcement cooperation.
ShinyHunters Breaches Brinks Home, Threatens Data Leak
ShinyHunters claims a breach of Brinks Home systems, threatening to leak stolen data. This analysis covers the threat actor, potential impact, and mitigation.
Abbott Labs Probes Dual Cyber Incidents, Data Theft, Extortion
Abbott Laboratories confirms unauthorized access to Exact Sciences systems and investigates alleged LabCentral breach amid extortion. Learn about the dual threat.
Kairos Group Extorts $1M from US Government in Data-Theft Campaign
A US government entity paid $1M to the Kairos group to prevent a data leak, signaling a shift from traditional ransomware to pure data-theft extortion.
Oracle PeopleSoft RCE via CVE-2026-35273 — Mitigation Guide
ShinyHunters (UNC6240) exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day (CVE-2026-35273) to breach university networks and exfiltrate data for extortion purposes.
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Silent Ransom Group Targets US Law Firms via Vishing and Intrusions
Silent Ransom Group (Luna Moth) targets US law firms using vishing and physical intrusions for data extortion. Technical analysis and mitigation strategies.
UNC3753 Targets US Law Firms with Vishing & Physical Intrusions
UNC3753 (Luna Moth) leverages vishing and physical office intrusions to steal sensitive data from US law firms and professional services, leading to swift extortion.
ShinyHunters Leak 234 GB of DentaQuest Data Impacting 2.6 Million
The ShinyHunters extortion group leaked 234 GB of data from DentaQuest, impacting 2.6 million individuals. Learn about the risks and how to protect PHI.
Charter Communications Data Breach: Millions of Records Exposed
ShinyHunters leaked data allegedly from Charter Communications, potentially exposing nearly 5 million customer records. Organizations must assess third-party risk.
The Com: Analyzing the Intersection of Cybercrime and Physical Violence
Analysis of The Com, a criminal ecosystem using social engineering and SIM swapping to fund violent activities, sextortion, and neo-Nazi accelerationism.
Silent Ransom Group Targets Law Firms via Physical Social Engineering
FBI warns of Silent Ransom Group (Luna Moth) targeting law firms using physical social engineering and data theft for extortion. Learn how to defend.
Charter Data Breach Confirmed: ShinyHunters Extortion Threat
Charter Communications confirms a data breach following an extortion threat by ShinyHunters.
Grafana GitHub Token Leak: Codebase Access and Extortion Attempt
Grafana discloses a security incident where an unauthorized party used a GitHub token to download source code, leading to a failed extortion attempt.
BlackFile: Analyzing UNC6671 Vishing & Cloud Data Extortion
Examines UNC6671's BlackFile vishing, AiTM, and cloud data exfiltration tactics against Microsoft 365 & Okta. Actionable mitigations included.
ShinyHunters Defaces Canvas Login Portals in Extortion Campaign
ShinyHunters breached Instructure, defacing Canvas login portals for numerous educational institutions, potentially impacting user credentials and initiating extortion.
Instructure Data Breach: Student IDs and Private Messages Exposed
Edtech leader Instructure discloses a data breach involving student IDs and user messages after hackers disrupted services and threatened data leaks.
Instructure Data Breach: ShinyHunters Claims Theft of Employee Data
Educational technology giant Instructure confirms an internal data breach after the ShinyHunters threat group claims to have stolen sensitive corporate data.
Checkmarx Data Leak: LAPSUS$ Group Targets GitHub Repositories
LAPSUS$ threat actors leaked source code stolen from Checkmarx's private GitHub repositories. Analyze the impact of this supply chain security incident.
ADT Confirms Data Breach Amid ShinyHunters Extortion Threat
ADT confirms a data breach following a ShinyHunters extortion attempt. Customer data is at risk; security professionals must advise enhanced vigilance.
Angelo Martino Pleads Guilty to Aiding BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
Angelo Martino pleaded guilty to collaborating with BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware operators, facilitating credential-based breaches and high-stakes negotiations.
Kraken Extorted by Hackers Following Insider Account Breach
Kraken faces extortion after a social engineering attack on a support agent led to unauthorized internal system access and threatened customer data exposure.
Hims Data Breach Exposes Patient PHI — Technical Impact Analysis
Analysis of the Hims & Hers Health data breach exposing sensitive PHI. Learn how threat actors use health data for targeted extortion and phishing campaigns.
Wynn Resorts Breach: 21,000 Employees Impacted by ShinyHunters
Casino operator Wynn Resorts confirms a data breach affecting 21,000 employees following an extortion attempt by the ShinyHunters threat group.