ShinyHunters

Cyber ​​executive arrested for alleged connection to ShinyHunters hackers

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Cyber ​​executive arrested for alleged connection to ShinyHunters hackers

Canadian cybersecurity executive Edward Dubrovsky was arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with alleged extortion activities that multiple reports have linked to the FBI’s ongoing crackdown on the ShinyHunters hacking group. Dubrovsky, 54, has held senior positions at cybersecurity firms that help victims of data breaches and ransomware negotiate extortion payments with cybercriminals. Yesterday, FBI Director … Read more

The FBI blames the contractor’s missed patch for the ShinyHunters breach

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The FBI blames the contractor’s missed patch for the ShinyHunters breach

The FBI has fired an Accenture contractor over a data breach that exposed personal information of thousands of office employees, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The FBI has not publicly named the contractor or the organization involved. However, a senior official of the office said Reuters that the review … Read more

ShinyHunters uses WAF bypass trick in Oracle PeopleSoft attacks

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ShinyHunters uses WAF bypass trick in Oracle PeopleSoft attacks

The ShinyHunters extortion gang uses a URL encryption trick to bypass web application firewall rules that mitigate the Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273 vulnerability, allowing threat actors to re-exploit the vulnerability on vulnerable servers. Mandiant and Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) say this new technique allowed the threat actor to once again target PeopleSoft servers that had … Read more