Shinyhunters

Crunchbase has confirmed a cybersecurity incident following claims by the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters, which claims to have stolen more than 2 million personal records from its systems. ShinyHunters leaked a 402MB zip file on its Tor website, stating that the data release was due to a failed extortion attempt. Crunchbase response to the incident The company has issued statements confirming the security incident, although it emphasizes that its operations were not affected. Crunchbase claimed to have contained the incident and that its systems are secure. ...

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has confirmed that thousands of its customers’ information has been compromised following a data breach at its software provider Red Hat in September. Nissan, a major automaker, reported that it was indirectly impacted by the security incident at the American company Red Hat, which it had hired to develop customer management systems for its sales companies. Impact on Nissan Customers Following Red Hat’s notification of unauthorized access to its data servers, Nissan confirmed that the leaked information contained customer data of Nissan Fukuoka Sales Co., Ltd. ...

 Security Alert for Unusual Activity in Gainsight Apps Salesforce has issued a warning about detecting “unusual activity” related to apps published by Gainsight and connected to its platform. The company’s investigation suggests that this activity may have allowed unauthorized access to data of certain Salesforce customers through the third-party application connection. In response to the incident, Salesforce has taken preventive measures: Token Revocation: All active access and refresh tokens associated with Gainsight applications have been revoked. Platform Removal: Gainsight apps have been temporarily removed from the AppExchange while the investigation continues. Salesforce has notified affected customers, although it has not revealed the total number of victims. The company emphasized that “there is no indication that this issue resulted from any vulnerability in the Salesforce platform,” stating that the activity appears to be related to the “external application connection” to Salesforce. ...