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ShinyHunters hacks rival extortion gang and takes over its dark web site

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19 Sept
ShinyHunters hacks Clop leak site, threatens to extort ransomware gang

The ShinyHunters extortion gang breached the Clop (aka Cl0p) ransomware operation's data leak site, defacing the Tor site and allegedly stealing server data and the private keys

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
10 Jun
The ShinyHunters hacking gang claims to have compromised the Oracle PeopleSoft servers of more than 100 organizations, including many universities.

The ShinyHunters hacking gang claims to have compromised the Oracle PeopleSoft servers of more than 100 organizations, including many universities.

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
19 Oct
Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site

U.S. federal investigators pursuing the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently stole highly sensitive data from the FBI have identified executives at two different ransomware

REPORT · WHO · Krebs on SecurityOPEN STORY
28 Sept
Dutch police confirm arrest in ShinyHunters hacking investigation

Dutch police have confirmed that a 24-year-old Amsterdam man arrested earlier this month was detained as part of an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group. [...]

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
25 Sept
ShinyHunters hacked Clop leak site using Grav CMS path traversal flaw

The Clop ransomware gang has moved its data leak site to a new Tor address after confirming its previous server was compromised and defaced through an unpatched Grav CMS flaw that

REPORT · HOW · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
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