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Cyber Group Hacks 100+ Orgs Via Oracle Software
11 Jun
Summary
- ShinyHunters claims to have breached over 100 organizations.
- Many targeted organizations are universities using Oracle PeopleSoft.
- Stolen data includes student, financial, and personal information.
The notorious cybercrime group ShinyHunters has asserted it compromised Oracle PeopleSoft servers in over 100 organizations, with many victims being universities. PeopleSoft is enterprise software used for managing various business operations.
This operation showcases ShinyHunters' proficiency in executing widespread hacks by exploiting vulnerabilities in commonly used software. The stolen data reportedly includes student, applicant, financial aid, immigration, and administrative information, such as home addresses, phone numbers, emails, and dates of birth.
Notably, most of the affected schools were allegedly compromised in previous, separate cyberattacks. An initial, failed attempt by the group aimed to hack an FBI PeopleSoft server to deny involvement in swatting incidents.
