Google Confirms Data Breach in Salesforce CRM Theft Campaign by ShinyHunters
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Summary
Google has become the latest victim of a data breach in a series of Salesforce CRM data theft attacks orchestrated by the ShinyHunters extortion group. The breach occurred in June, with the threat actor 'UNC6040' targeting employees through voice phishing (vishing) attacks to access Salesforce instances and steal customer data for ransom. Google confirmed its involvement in the attack, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by such cybercriminal activities.
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In June, Google warned that a threat actor they classify as 'UNC6040' is targeting companies' employees in voice phishing (vishing) social engineering attacks to breach Salesforce instances and download customer data.
Google said that it too fell victim to the same attack in June.
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