#extortion


Charter confirms data breach after ShinyHunters extortion threat

May 27, 2026 // 00:38

U.S. telecommunications giant Charter Communications has confirmed it suffered a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group threatened to leak stolen data unless a ransom […]

Grafana GitHub Token Breach Led to Codebase Download and Extortion Attempt

May 18, 2026 // 10:03

Grafana has disclosed that an “unauthorized party” obtained a token that granted them the ability to access the company’s GitHub environment and download its codebase. […]

Canvas login portals hacked in mass ShinyHunters extortion campaign

May 8, 2026 // 11:57

The ShinyHunters extortion gang has breached education technology giant Instructure again, this time exploiting a vulnerability to deface Canvas login portals for hundreds of colleges […]

Karakurt extortion gang ‘cold case’ negotiator gets 8.5 years in prison

May 5, 2026 // 13:16

A Latvian national extradited to the United States was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for his “cold case” negotiator role in the Russian Karakurt […]

Cybercrime Groups Using Vishing and SSO Abuse in Rapid SaaS Extortion Attacks

May 1, 2026 // 17:32

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of two cybercrime groups that are carrying out “rapid, high-impact attacks” operating almost within the confines of SaaS environments, while leaving […]

New BlackFile extortion group linked to surge of vishing attacks

Apr 25, 2026 // 00:37

A new financially motivated hacking group tracked as BlackFile has been linked to a wave of data theft and extortion attacks against retail and hospitality […]

McGraw-Hill confirms data breach following extortion threat

Apr 15, 2026 // 10:17

Education company McGraw-Hill has confirmed in a statement to BleepingComputer that hackers exploited a Salesforce misconfiguration and accessed its internal data. The company assured that […]

Stolen Rockstar Games analytics data leaked by extortion gang

Apr 14, 2026 // 00:17

Rockstar Games has suffered a data breach linked to a recent security incident at Anodot, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang now leaking the stolen data […]

Ransomware’s Rise: From Encryption to Multi-Layer Extortion Tactics.

Apr 3, 2026 // 17:57

In February 2026, a ransomware attack hit the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). This event disrupted their Epic electronic health record system at 35 […]

Another BlackCat Ransomware Negotiator Charged in US for “Double-Agent” Extortion Scheme

Mar 12, 2026 // 17:17

On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed charges against Angelo John Martino III, a former ransomware negotiator accused of “playing both sides” by […]