Tag: extortion
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Silent Ransom Group Hits US Law Firms in Escalating Extortion Attacks
The financially motivated group is combining vishing, IT impersonation, and in-person office intrusions to steal data and extort victims. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/silent-ransom-us-law-firms-extortion-attacks
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UNC3753 Escalates: From Vishing Calls to Physical Office Intrusions at US Legal and Financial Firms
UNC3753 phones staff posing as IT, hijacks screen sessions, steals sensitive legal files, and now sends operatives physically into offices to plug in USB drives. Google Mandiant and the Google Threat Intelligence Group published a detailed report documenting an active extortion campaign carried out by the cybercrime group UNC3753 (aka Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and…
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UNC3753 Used Vishing and Physical Intrusions in U.S. Data Theft Extortion Campaign
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a financially motivated data theft extortion campaign that has targeted dozens of organizations across professional, legal, and financial services in the U.S. between January and May 2026.The activity has been attributed by Google Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) to a threat actor dubbed UNC3753, which is also…
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DentaQuest Breach: ShinyHunters Publish Data Impacting 2.6M People
ShinyHunters leaked 234 GB of data allegedly stolen from DentaQuest after failed negotiations, potentially impacting 2.6 million people. The ShinyHunters extortion group has published a 234 GB archive of data allegedly stolen from dental benefits administrator DentaQuest. The cybercrime gang added the company to its Tor data leak site in May, and the data was…
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New Pink Extortion Group Targets Microsoft 365 Cloud Data Via Vishing Scams
Cybersecurity researchers are warning businesses about Pink Extortion Group, a threat actor that uses voice phishing to bypass multi-factor authentication and steal files from cloud environments. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/pink-extortion-microsoft-365-cloud-data-vishing-scams/
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Cloud Extortion, Long-Term Espionage, Android Zero-Days, and Public Sector Security Reviews
The cybersecurity landscape in this weekly roundup continues to show a clear shift toward identity-driven attacks, long-term persistence operations, and exploitation of trusted cloud environments. Threat actors are increasingly focusing on stealing credentials, abusing administrative access, and leveraging legitimate platforms to scale impact across organizations. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/tce-weekly-roundup-extortion-android-cloud/
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ShinyHunters Leaks Charter Communications Data, Potentially Impacting 5 Million Customers
Cybercrime group ShinyHunters leaked data allegedly stolen from Charter Communications, exposing millions of customer records after a failed extortion attempt. The ShinyHunters extortion group has published data allegedly stolen from Charter Communications after the company apparently refused to pay a ransom. Charter Communications is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States. It…
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Charter confirms data breach after ShinyHunters extortion threat
U.S. telecommunications giant Charter Communications has confirmed it suffered a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group threatened to leak stolen data unless a ransom is paid. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/charter-confirms-data-breach-after-shinyhunters-extortion-threat/
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The Hidden Ransomware Economy Running on Exposed Databases
A 5-year study on the Ransomware Economy found that 30,515 exposed databases were hit by ransom attacks, causing massive damage despite victims never paying. Database extortion doesn’t look like the ransomware stories that usually grab headlines. There’s no slick branding, no leak-site countdown, no gang posting memes on Telegram. In most cases, there’s just a…
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Personal information of 185,000 people exposed after cyberattack on 7-Eleven
Data belonging to about 185,000 people was exposed following a cyberattack on convenience store chain 7-Eleven that was later claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion gang, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/26/7-eleven-data-breach-shinyhunters/
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NightSpire Ransomware Abuses RDP for Stealthy Persistence
NightSpire has quickly emerged as a significant ransomware threat since its discovery in early 2025, combining classic double-extortion tactics with stealthy intrusion techniques. The malware not only encrypts victim data but also exfiltrates sensitive files, threatening to publish them on a Tor-based leak site if ransom demands are not met. In just a three-month window…
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7-Eleven data breach exposes personal information of 185,000 people
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole the personal information of over 183,000 people after hacking the systems of convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven in April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/7-eleven-data-breach-exposes-personal-information-of-185-000-people/
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 578 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CVE-2026-9082: Drupal’s Highly Critical SQL Injection Flaw Is Already Under Active Attack Why pure extortion is…
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Why pure extortion is replacing traditional ransomware
Ransomware gangs are shifting from encryption to pure extortion, focusing on stolen data, reputational pressure, and stealthier attacks. Ransomware groups are quietly changing strategy in 2026. Instead of encrypting systems and causing immediate disruption, many attackers are now focusing on pure extortion: stealing sensitive data and threatening to leak it publicly if victims refuse to…
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Grafana Labs links GitHub environment breach to TanStack npm supply chain attack
The company behind the widely used observability platform refused an extortion demand and has since taken steps to harden its security. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/grafana-labs-github-environment-breach-tanstack-npm-supply-chain/820866/
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FBI warns students and staff that ShinyHunters may come knocking after Canvas breach
Having receive a ransom payment for its attack on Canvas, ShinyHunters and other extortion gangs are only likely to be further incentivised to launch similar attacks in future. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/fbi-shinyhunters-canvas-breach
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Grafana Rejects Ransom Demand After GitHub Breach Exposes Codebase Theft
Grafana refused an extortion demand after attackers used a stolen GitHub token to download code, with no customer data exposed so far. The post Grafana Rejects Ransom Demand After GitHub Breach Exposes Codebase Theft appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-grafana-github-token-codebase-breach/
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7-Eleven confirms data breach claimed by the ShinyHunters gang
Convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven confirmed that its systems were breached in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion group last month. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/7-eleven-confirms-data-breach-claimed-by-the-shinyhunters-gang/
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Grafana confirms GitHub token breach cybercrime group claims the attack
Tags: attack, breach, cybercrime, data, data-breach, extortion, github, group, leak, security-incident, theftGrafana confirmed a GitHub token breach that exposed source code, but said no customer data or systems were affected. Grafana Labs confirmed a security incident after the extortion group Coinbase Cartel listed it on a leak site and claimed data theft on May 15. The breach was triggered by a compromised token that gave attackers…
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Grafana Labs says hacker gained access to codebase through leaked token
The company, which operates a widely used observability platform, is refusing to pay an extortion demand. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/grafana-labs-says-hacker-gained-access-to-codebase-through-leaked-token/820485/
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Grafana Labs says hacker gained access to codebase through leaked token
The company, which operates a widely used observability platform, is refusing to pay an extortion demand. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/grafana-labs-says-hacker-gained-access-to-codebase-through-leaked-token/820485/
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18th May Threat Intelligence Report
Vodafone, a major international telecom, has sustained a source code leak claimed by the Lapsus$ extortion group. The company confirmed limited access to GitHub files through compromised third-party development software, while stating that […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2026/18th-may-threat-intelligence-report/
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Grafana GitHub Token Breach Led to Codebase Download and Extortion Attempt
Grafana has disclosed that an “unauthorized party” obtained a token that granted them the ability to access the company’s GitHub environment and download its codebase. “Our investigation has determined that no customer data or personal information was accessed during this incident, and we have found no evidence of impact to customer systems or operations,” Grafana…
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Wave of ShinyHunters Extortion Drives Surge in Data Leaks
‘Have I Been Pwned’ Founder Troy Hunt Reviews Impact on People and Organizations. The volume of data breaches that result in stolen personal data being leaked online has been surging, courtesy of the ShinyHunters, and while it affects individuals, the organizations being extorted are bearing the brunt of such attacks, said Troy Hunt, founder and…
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Instructure claims hackers returned stolen Canvas data after an extortion standoff
ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercrime group, threatened to leak data from more than 8,800 school systems. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/canvas-instructure-data-theft-extortion-the-com/
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Instructure took a risky approach to recover stolen Canvas data
Instructure, the company behind the online learning platform Canvas, said it reached an agreement with the extortion group ShinyHunters to prevent data stolen in a recent … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/12/instructure-canvas-data-breach-shinyhunters-agreement/