Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
Ransomware gang ShinyHunters boldly attacked the FBI this week, alleging that it hacked into the FBI’s job site, defaced it, then stole sensitive records of employees and applicants, including human resources records of current employees.
The gang alleges that it exploited a vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft product that enabled remote code execution allowing them to…
ShinyHunters continues to wreak havoc against well-known brands; most recently, Wynn Resorts. Wynn Resorts has confirmed that “an unauthorized third party acquired certain employee data.” It is believed that the threat actor was ShinyHunters. Fortunately for Wynn, the incident is not affecting its operations, and its resorts remain fully functional.
ShinyHunters announced it was the…
According to NextGov, it obtained a screenshot of an incident overview presentation that confirmed confirmed “a ‘widespread cybersecurity incident’ at the Federal Emergency Management Agency [that] allowed hackers to make off with employee data from both the disaster management office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.”
The incident reportedly started on June 22, 2025…
