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Extortion
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Exclusive: ShinyHunters Says FBI Data Won’t Be Leaked When Ultimatum Ends
ShinyHunters tells Hackread it never planned to publish or sell stolen FBI data and says its ultimatum was part of a marketing campaign to counter FBI claims.
Clop Ransomware Responds to ShinyHunters Amid Eight-Figure Demands
Clop responds to ShinyHunters after its leak site takeover as the group demands an eight-figure payment, interest and a public apology in their escalating feud.
ShinyHunters Hacks and Defaces Clop Ransomware Leak Site
ShinyHunters hacked and defaced Clop's ransomware leak site, replacing its content with ShinyHunters branding as its own onion site goes offline.
Qilin Leaks 6.3GB of Alleged ATF Files, Then Pulls Download Links
Qilin published 6.3GB of alleged ATF case files and mobile forensic data, then removed download links that had remained online for most of Monday.
FulcrumSec Hackers Claim Manchester Airports Group Data Breach
The financially motivated extortion group FulcrumSec has claimed responsibility for the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) breach, saying it…
Canadian Hacker “Waifu” Pleads Guilty to Stealing Data from Over 165 Organizations
Connor Riley Moucka, aka Waifu, admits breaching over 165 organizations, stealing billions of records and advertising the data on BreachForums, XSS.is and Exploit.in.
LeakNet Claims 11TB of Data Stolen in NYC Health + Hospitals Breach
LeakNet claims it stole 11TB of NYC Health + Hospitals data containing sensitive medical, financial and biometric records linked to more than 12 million people.
ShinyHunters Claims Ernst & Young (EY) Data Breach, Threatens July 31 Leak
EY confirmed the theft of client tax documents from its third-party support platform. ShinyHunters claims responsibility and is threatening to publish the data.
Cybersecurity Negotiator Gets 70 Months for Helping BlackCat Extort Victims
Former ransomware negotiator Angelo Martino gets 70 months in prison for helping BlackCat extort US victims and misuse confidential client data in cyberattacks.
Silent Ransom Group Uses Fast Flux Botnet to Hide Law Firm Leak Sites
Cybersecurity firm Resecurity reports Silent Ransom Group is using a fast flux botnet to hide data leak sites while targeting law firms with theft and vishing.