A series of data breaches affecting companies such as Qantas, Allianz Life, LVMH, and Adidas has been attributed to the ShinyHunters extortion group, which uses voice phishing to compromise Salesforce CRM accounts. The attackers impersonate IT support to manipulate employees into entering connection codes that link malicious applications to Salesforce environments, leading to data theft and potential extortion attempts without public leaks so far. Salesforce has confirmed that their platform is not compromised, emphasizing the importance of customer vigilance against social engineering attacks.

Red Hat is facing extortion from the ShinyHunters gang after a data breach involving nearly 570GB of sensitive information, including Customer Engagement Reports. The threat actors have leaked samples and set a deadline for ransom negotiations, while also collaborating with other hacking groups to enhance their extortion efforts.

The article discusses a significant data breach involving high-profile fashion brands, including Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen, attributed to a hacker group known as ShinyHunters. Sensitive customer information was reportedly compromised, raising concerns about data security in the luxury fashion industry.