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Please Don’t Feed the Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters

Krebs on Security2026-02-02 16:15Original source

A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters (SLSH) has a distinctive playbook when it seeks to extort payment from victim firms: Harassing, threatening and even swatting executives and their families, all while notifying journalists and regulators… Read More »

Entities

Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters (org)executives (person)journalists (person)regulators (org)
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💡What's actually new?

A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters (SLSH) has a distinctive playbook when it seeks to extort payment from victim firms: Harassing, threatening and even swatting executives and their families, all while notifying journalists and regulators… Read More ».

Why it matters
  • High societal impact — significant public interest implications.
  • Elevated risk profile — potential security or legal consequences.
  • Involves 4 identified entities with cross-connections.
👤Actors involved
Scattered Lapsus ShinyHuntersorg
executivesperson
journalistsperson
regulatorsorg