Crime ❯ Cybercrime ❯ Hacking ❯ Extortion

Data Theft

Berlin Refuses Ransom After Cyberattack That Exfiltrated Data From Two Senate Departments

Investigators from Berlin alongside federal agencies are verifying what files were taken and working to identify the perpetrators.

RingCentral Leak Exposes Data From 1.6 Million Accounts

Wall Street Firms Hit by AI‑Enabled Voice‑Phishing Campaign

University of Nottingham Hit by Major Student‑Records Data Breach

Canvas Restored for Most Users After Cyberattack Disrupts Finals

ShinyHunters Leaks Data on 13.5 Million McGraw Hill Accounts After Salesforce Exposure

Hackers Publish Rockstar Data Showing GTA Online’s Cash Machine

Panera Bread Data Leak Exposes 5.1 Million Accounts After Failed Extortion

Brightspeed Probes Claimed Data Theft After Crimson Collective Posts Sample Data

Pornhub Ties Reported User Data Exposure to Former Analytics Vendor as Hackers Claim 94GB Haul

Logitech Confirms Data Breach Tied to Third-Party Zero-Day Exploit

Discord Says 70,000 Users’ ID Photos May Be Exposed in Third-Party Breach

Salesforce Refuses Ransom as Hacker Collective Lists 39 Victims, Sets Oct. 10 Deadline

Google Confirms Data Exposure in 2.5 Billion Gmail Accounts as Social‑Engineering Fallout Grows

Army Communications Specialist Pleads Guilty to Major Telecom Hacking and Extortion Scheme

Coinbase Cuts Ties With Bribed TaskUs Agents and Announces $20 Million Bounty

PowerSchool Data Breach Fuels New Wave of School District Extortion

FBI Investigates Oracle Health Data Breach Targeting Legacy Servers

Massive PowerSchool Data Breach Exposes Information of Over 62 Million Students

PowerSchool Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of Students, Teachers, and Parents