ShinyHunters Hackers Threaten 400 Firms Over Stolen Salesforce Data

ShinyHunters Hackers Threaten 400 Firms Over Stolen Salesforce Data

ShinyHunters claims to have breached roughly 400 organizations by exploiting publicly accessible Salesforce Experience Cloud portals and is threatening to leak stolen records unless extorted. The group reportedly used a modified Aura Inspector to find guest-user configuration weaknesses and pulled names and phone numbers that are being used for vishing. #ShinyHunters #SalesforceExperienceCloud

Keypoints

  • ShinyHunters warned about successful breaches at approximately 400 organizations and threatened mass data leaks.
  • The attacks targeted sites built on Salesforce Experience Cloud by scanning for overly permissive guest user settings.
  • Attackers used a modified Aura Inspector tool to locate vulnerable configurations and exfiltrate data.
  • Stolen information included names and phone numbers, which have been used in vishing campaigns.
  • Salesforce urges customers to apply least-privilege guest settings, make data private by default, and disable public APIs to mitigate risk.

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