ShinyHunters
CarGurus data breach exposes information of 12.4 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion group has published personal information in more than 12 million records allegedly stolen from CarGurus, a U.S.-based digital auto platform. CarGurus is a publicly traded automotive research and shopping company that operates in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Its website has an estimated 40 million monthly visitors and helps people find, compare, and […]
Data breach at fintech firm Figure affects nearly 1 million accounts
Hackers have stolen the personal and contact information of nearly 1 million accounts after breaching the systems of Figure Technology Solutions, a self-described blockchain-native financial technology company. Founded in 2018, Figure uses the Provenance blockchain for lending, borrowing, and securities trading, and has unlocked over $22 billion in home equity with over 250 partners, including […]
Canada Goose investigating as hackers leak 600K customer records
ShinyHunters, a well-known data extortion group, claims to have stolen more than 600,000 Canada Goose customer records containing personal and payment-related data. Canada Goose told GeekFeed the dataset appears to relate to past customer transactions and that it has not found evidence of a breach of its own systems. Founded in 1957, Canada Goose is […]
Panera Bread breach impacts 5.1 million accounts, not 14 million customers
The data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned says that a data breach at the U.S. food chain Panera Bread affected 5.1 million accounts, not 14 million customers as previously reported. Founded in 1987, the company operates nearly 2,300 bakery-cafes across 48 U.S. states and in Ontario, Canada, under the names Panera Bread or […]
Mandiant details how ShinyHunters abuse SSO to steal cloud data
Mandiant says a wave of recent ShinyHunters SaaS data-theft attacks is being fueled by targeted voice phishing (vishing) attacks and company-branded phishing sites that steal single sign-on (SSO) credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes. As first reported by GeekFeed, threat actors are impersonating corporate IT and helpdesk staff and calling employees directly, claiming that MFA settings […]
Match Group breach exposes data from Hinge, Tinder, OkCupid, and Match
Match Group, the owner of multiple popular online dating services, Tinder, Match.com, Meetic, OkCupid, and Hinge, confirmed a cybersecurity incident that compromised user data. The company stated that hackers stole a “limited amount of user data” after the ShinyHunters threat group leaked 1.7 GB of compressed files allegedly containing 10 million records of Hinge, Match, […]
Have I Been Pwned: SoundCloud data breach impacts 29.8 million accounts
Hackers have stolen the personal and contact information belonging to over 29.8 million SoundCloud user accounts after breaching the audio streaming platform’s systems. SoundCloud was founded in 2007 as an artist-first platform that now provides access to over 400 million tracks from more than 40 million artists worldwide. The company confirmed the breach on December 15, following widespread reports from users […]
ShinyHunters claim to be behind SSO-account data theft attacks
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it is behind a wave of ongoing voice phishing attacks targeting single sign-on (SSO) accounts at Okta, Microsoft, and Google, enabling threat actors to breach corporate SaaS platforms and steal company data for extortion. In these attacks, threat actors impersonate IT support and call employees, tricking them into entering their […]
BreachForums hacking forum database leaked, exposing 324,000 accounts
The latest incarnation of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has suffered a data breach, with its user database table leaked online. BreachForums is the name of a series of hacking forums used to trade, sell, and leak stolen data, as well as sell access to corporate networks and other illegal cybercrime services. The site was […]
The biggest cyber security and cyberattack stories of 2025
2025 was a big year for cyber security, with major cyberattacks, data breaches, threat groups reaching new notoriety levels, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in incidents. Some stories, though, were more impactful or popular with our readers than others. Below are fifteen of what GeekFeed believes are the most impactful cyber security topics of […]