Binance says ShinyHunters' 335 million-record sale claim looks like a scam
The group demanded $900,000 on November 4; Binance says the sample does not match how it stores data.
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Harvard University data breach exposed 851,000 accounts
Have I Been Pwned confirmed 850,500 accounts with names emails and addresses exposed in the November 2025 Harvard breach.
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Attackers probe patched Oracle EBS bug; PeopleSoft zero-day is three flaws
ShinyHunters used CVE-2026-35273 for theft and extortion; ZDI says Oracle bundled three PeopleSoft bugs under one CVE.
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ShinyHunters PeopleSoft zero-day is three flaws under CVE-2026-35273
Unauthenticated SSRF to the loopback-trusted admin hub yields code execution on PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62.
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ShinyHunters mass-exploits PeopleSoft SSRF-to-RCE bug CVE-2026-35273
A gateway request forgery can satisfy localhost trust checks and reach a file-write path to code execution.
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Check Point weekly brief covers Onamae intrusion, PHP exploits, GitLab RCE
The October 26 bulletin also flags an exploited Arista flaw, a LiteLLM package compromise, and the Aokigahara infostealer.
Flare says Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$ and ShinyHunters are separate clusters
Shared branding does not prove one gang; Flare treats original LAPSUS$ as defunct after September 2022.
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FBI suspects consulting executive helped run ShinyHunters extortion site
Edward Dubrovsky was arrested October 8; sources say shinywire.com listed nearly 100 organizations through October 16.
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FBI probes alleged ShinyHunters ties to ransom negotiators
Canadian executive Edward Dubrovsky was arrested and charged with extortion; an unnamed U.S. firm’s executive is also suspected, with no charges yet.
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FBI suspects a ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site
Sources say an unnamed US consulting executive helped run shinywire.com; that person has not been charged.
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When Your Ransomware Negotiator Works for the Other Side
FBI arrested ransomware negotiator Edward Dubrovsky on extortion charges tied to ShinyHunters, which also stole FBI employee data.
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Legal Aid Agency cyberattack: Compromised data goes back to 1978
The UK Legal Aid Agency says its 2025 cyberattack exposed records dating to 1978, including about 250,000 pre-2007 files.
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Anthropic Warns AI Agents Can Now Automate the Entire Cyber Kill Chain
Anthropic says criminals and state-linked actors used Claude agents to automate phishing, credential theft, and data theft.
Ransomware gets personal: 'We-know-where-you-are kind of stuff'
Semperis survey finds 37% of ransomware cases include psychological or physical threats against staff and families.
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ShinyHunters: Six Years of Cybercrime — Expert Analysis and Ransomware Group Perspectives
SuspectFile reviews six years of ShinyHunters activity, but the excerpt lacks new incident details.
Owner of fashion brands Hobbs and Whistles joins autumn pwned collection
TFG London's Hobbs, Phase Eight, and Whistles brands are disrupted after an October 11 cyberattack.
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ShinyHunters arrest number three: a Canadian ransomware negotiator
FBI arrested Canadian negotiator Edward Dubrovsky on extortion charges in its ShinyHunters crackdown, the third recent detention.
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Prominent Ransomware Negotiator Faces Extortion Charges
Edward Dubrovsky, a prominent ransomware negotiator, was charged in Pennsylvania with extortion conspiracy.
⚡ Weekly Recap: Helpdesk 0-Days, Rogue Certs, ShinyHunters Arrest, AI-Fooling Malware and More
Attackers exploited critical Atlassian flaw CVE-2026-21589 within hours, alongside arrests, malware updates, and certificate hijacks.
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FBI Arrests Suspect in FBI-Hacking Case
FBI arrested a suspect linked to ShinyHunters' September breach that exposed data on the FBI's own agents.
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FBI Arrests Cybersecurity Executive in ShinyHunters-Linked Extortion Investigation
FBI arrested Canadian cybersecurity executive Edward Dubrovsky in Pennsylvania over alleged ShinyHunters extortion conspiracy.
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Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe
FBI arrested Canadian expert Edward Dubrovsky over alleged ShinyHunters extortion, including an FBI systems intrusion.
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Imagine there's no Shiny Hunters – AI could make human hacking crews obsolete
FBI reported another ShinyHunters arrest after an FBI data breach, while Mythos found an exploited bug.
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Net Closes Around ShinyHunters with Another FBI Arrest
FBI arrested Canadian executive Edward Dubrovsky, alleging he conspired with ShinyHunters after the FBIjobs.gov breach.
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