A group claiming ties to known hacking collectives has announced the theft of data from dozens of Salesforce customers, threatening to leak sensitive records unless paid a ransom. The hackers, including members of Lapsus$, Scattered Spider, and ShinyHunters, targeted major organizations like Disney, Toyota, and Google. #Lapsus$ #ScatteredSpider #ShinyHunters #SalesforceDataLeakage #ExtortionCampaign
Keypoints
- The threat group is called Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, linked to multiple known hacking groups.
- The hackers claim to have stolen approximately 1 billion records from Salesforce instances.
- Major brands such as Disney, Toyota, and Google are among the targeted organizations.
- Salesforce has stated it has no indication of a platform breach and is investigating the claims.
- The hackers are using social engineering and stolen credentials to compromise Salesforce accounts.