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Almost 1 Billion Salesforce Records Stolen, Hacker Group Claims
The hacking group uses a dark web site to demand ransom from Salesforce and its customers after stealing about 1 billion records, threatening public data release, researchers say.
- A hacking group called Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters claims it stole nearly 1 billion records from Salesforce-hosted cloud databases on October 4, 2025.
- The group used vishing, a voice phishing social engineering tactic, to trick Salesforce customers without directly hacking Salesforce's systems or platform vulnerabilities.
- Several companies, including Allianz Life with 1.4 million affected customers, Google, Kering, Qantas, TransUnion, Stellantis, and Workday, confirmed data breaches linked to this campaign.
- Security researcher Kevin Beaumont stated the stolen data samples appear authentic while Salesforce said there is no indication its platform was compromised and the attacks relate to past or unsubstantiated incidents.
- These events expose growing risks from social engineering attacks on cloud services and may lead to regulatory scrutiny, lawsuits, and increased security measures among impacted companies.
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Hackers calling themselves Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters claim to have stolen nearly one billion Salesforce records by targeting UK retailers via vishing attacks.
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Does your company use Salesforce? A hacker group may very well have stolen your data. Or, at the very least, they want you to think so.On Friday, cybersecurity researchers discovered a website on the dark web that is attempting to extort victims of a major Salesforce data breach. According to TechCrunch, which first reported the story, hackers claim that roughly one billion customer records have been stolen in recent weeks from companies that us…
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