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  • Cisco Talos Blog: Velociraptor leveraged in ransomware attacks

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/velociraptor-leveraged-in-ransomware-attacks/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Velociraptor leveraged in ransomware attacks Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos has confirmed that ransomware operators are leveraging Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool that had not previously been definitively tied to ransomware incidents.  We assess with moderate confidence that this activity can be attributed to…

  • Slashdot: Salesforce Says It Won’t Pay Extortion Demand in 1 Billion Records Breach

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/08/208202/salesforce-says-it-wont-pay-extortion-demand-in-1-billion-records-breach?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Salesforce Says It Won’t Pay Extortion Demand in 1 Billion Records Breach Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Salesforce is facing an extortion demand from a crime syndicate that claims to have stolen approximately 1 billion records from various customers, highlighting vulnerabilities in user compliance and security…

  • Krebs on Security: ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/10/shinyhunters-wage-broad-corporate-extortion-spree/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree Feedly Summary: A cybercriminal group that used voice phishing attacks to siphon more than a billion records from Salesforce customers earlier this year has launched a website that threatens to publish data stolen from dozens of Fortune 500 firms if they…

  • The Register: Clop crew hits Oracle E-Business Suite users with fresh zero-day

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/clop_oracle_ebs_zeroday/ Source: The Register Title: Clop crew hits Oracle E-Business Suite users with fresh zero-day Feedly Summary: Big Red rushes out patch for 9.8-rated flaw after crooks exploit it for data theft and extortion Oracle rushed out an emergency fix over the weekend for a zero-day vulnerability in its E-Business Suite (EBS) that…

  • The Register: Oracle tells Clop-targeted EBS users to apply July patch, problem solved

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/oracle_ebs_clop_extortion/ Source: The Register Title: Oracle tells Clop-targeted EBS users to apply July patch, problem solved Feedly Summary: Researchers suggest internet-facing portals are exposing ‘thousands’ of orgs Oracle has finally broken its silence on those Clop-linked extortion emails, but only to tell customers what they already should have known: patch your damn systems.……

  • Slashdot: Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails To Executives

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/10/02/1812256/google-says-hackers-are-sending-extortion-emails-to-executives?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails To Executives Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has reported that hackers associated with the ransomware group cl0p are sending extortion emails to executives, threatening the release of stolen sensitive data from Oracle business applications. The authenticity of these…

  • The Register: Clop-linked crims shake down Oracle execs with data theft claims

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/clop_oracle_extortion/ Source: The Register Title: Clop-linked crims shake down Oracle execs with data theft claims Feedly Summary: Extortion emails name-drop Big Red’s E-Business Suite, though Google and Mandiant yet to find proof of any breach Criminals with potential links to the notorious Clop ransomware mob are bombarding Oracle execs with extortion emails, claiming…