RansomwareMITRE G1057
ShinyHunters
Also known as UNC6240, Bling Libra
9mentions, 7 days
24mentions, 30 days
0victims posted, 30 days
Nov 5, 2026last mentioned
ShinyHunters is a cybercriminal group of unknown origin that is motivated by financial gain. The group is known for its sophisticated attacks against a wide range of targets, including businesses, organizations, and government agencies. ShinyHunters typically uses phishing attacks and exploit kits to gain access to victim networks, where they deploy malware to steal sensitive data, such as names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and credit card information.
CVEs in recent coverage
- 9.8CVE-2026-35273KEVOracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools · 6 mentions with this actor
- 9.8CVE-2026-41940KEVWebPros cPanel & WHM and WP2 (WordPress Squared) · 2 mentions with this actor
- 9.8CVE-2026-101767Oracle Oracle Application Object Library · 1 mention with this actor
Recent victims
No leak-site posts on record for this group.
ATT&CK techniques
T1016 System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1018 Remote System DiscoveryT1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or LocationT1059.007 JavaScriptT1059.009 Cloud APIT1069.003 Cloud GroupsT1072 Software Deployment ToolsT1078 Valid AccountsT1078.002 Domain AccountsT1078.004 Cloud AccountsT1082 System Information DiscoveryT1083 File and Directory DiscoveryT1090.003 Multi-hop ProxyT1105 Ingress Tool TransferT1110 Brute ForceT1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195.001 Compromise Software Dependencies and Development ToolsT1203 Exploitation for Client ExecutionT1210 Exploitation of Remote ServicesT1213 Data from Information RepositoriesT1213.003 Code RepositoriesT1213.006 DatabasesT1219 Remote Access ToolsT1485 Data DestructionT1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1491.001 Internal DefacementT1528 Steal Application Access TokenT1530 Data from Cloud StorageT1550.001 Application Access TokenT1552.001 Credentials In FilesT1552.004 Private KeysT1560.002 Archive via LibraryT1566.003 Spearphishing via ServiceT1567 Exfiltration Over Web ServiceT1573.002 Asymmetric CryptographyT1580 Cloud Infrastructure DiscoveryT1583.001 DomainsT1583.004 ServerT1585.002 Email AccountsT1587.004 ExploitsT1588.002 ToolT1588.007 Artificial IntelligenceT1589.001 CredentialsT1593.003 Code RepositoriesT1595.002 Vulnerability ScanningT1598 Phishing for InformationT1598.002 Spearphishing AttachmentT1598.003 Spearphishing LinkT1619 Cloud Storage Object DiscoveryT1657 Financial TheftT1684 Social Engineering
Recent activity
- 7/8 A Dutch arrest, and a renewed Oracle PeopleSoft campaign that bypasses WAFs. A compensating control is not the patch. https:// secblog.reedcloudsec.com/secbmastodon · Nov 5, 2026
- @ XposedOrNot += Neogen Data Breach The Neogen # databreach occurred in August 2026 when the food and animal safety company was allegedly breached by the ShinyHmastodon · Nov 5, 2026
- DOJ warns FBI data breach likely extends to Justice Department employees The Justice Department has warned employees in U.S. attorney offices that their informamastodon · Nov 4, 2026
- Stanford, NYU, UC Berkeley, and 17 other universities targeted in an academic fraud campaign run by AI agents over Telegram?reddit · Nov 4, 2026
- Stanford, NYU, UC Berkeley, and 17 other universities targeted in an academic fraud campaign run by AI agents over Telegramreddit · Nov 4, 2026
- Harvard University data breach exposed info of 851,000 accounts Have I Been Pwned has confirmed that data stolen from Harvard University’s alumni and fundraisinmastodon · Nov 4, 2026
- 2/10 The FBI blames a contractor's missed patch for the ShinyHunters breach of employee data. Third-party patching belongs in the contract. https:// secblogmastodon · Nov 3, 2026
- 🚨🇺🇸 Harvard University data breach exposed information linked to approximately 851,000 unique email addresses. Hackers accessed the university’s Alumni Affaimastodon · Nov 3, 2026
- New breach: Harvard University was targeted by ShinyHunters last year in a breach that exposed 851k unique email addresses. Data included personal info related mastodon · Nov 3, 2026
- A massive DHS employee data leak by Distributed Denial of Secrets exposes over 40,000 sensitive records, revealing undercover agents and internal operations. # mastodon · Oct 30, 2026
- New analysis indicates that an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day exploited by ShinyHunters as early as May involves three distinct vulnerabilities that can be combinedmastodon · Oct 29, 2026
- CVE-2026-35273: three Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerabilities in a single patch 🔗 https:// cybersecurefox.com/en/cve-2026 -35273-oracle-peoplesoft-three-vulnerabilitmastodon · Oct 29, 2026
- One CVE. Three flaws. ShinyHunters exploited it as a zero-day for two weeks, then adapted to bypass the WAF rule with one URL-encoded character. SSRF in PSIGW →mastodon · Oct 28, 2026
- 🔒 Security News Digest - 2026-10-28 📊 10 updates from 3 sources: 🔹 The Hacker News: Adobe Commerce PolyShell Attacks Breach Hundreds of Stores as Brotli Explmastodon · Oct 28, 2026
- ShinyHunters-Exploited Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day Turns Out to Be Three Chained Flaws The critical Oracle PeopleSoft flaw that ShinyHunters has exploited since mastodon · Oct 28, 2026
- 🤖 CVE-2026-35273 (Oracle PeopleSoft): what ShinyHunters has exploited since May is not one bug but three chained together. Root cause is an SSRF that reaches amastodon · Oct 28, 2026
- RE: https:// infosec.exchange/@AmmarSpaces/ 117316856064853890 Turns out, the vulnerabilities exploited by ShinyHunters at Oracle's Peoplesoft software are mastodon · Oct 28, 2026
- US Ransomware Negotiator Suspected of Helping ShinyHunters Extort Victims https:// hackread.com/us-ransomware-neg otiator-shinyhunters-extort-victims/?hl=en-USmastodon · Oct 27, 2026
- Audit your contractors' patch management procedures and apply Oracle PeopleSoft updates before ShinyHunters sends you a thank-you card. Reward: You've rmastodon · Oct 25, 2026
- 🏆 New Achievement! Brought To You By Unpatched PeopleSoft! This achievement is proudly sponsored by deferred patch management — the silent partner behind your mastodon · Oct 25, 2026
- In Other News: Tor Exit Relays Hijacked, Banks Spot Rogue AI Agents, Self-Rebuilding macOS Ransomwarenews · Oct 23, 2026
- Oracle October 2026 CPU — the numbers that actually matter: 1,295 patches / 1,209 CVEs (not 1,283 — that's the wrong figure) ~590 patches for unauthenticatemastodon · Oct 23, 2026
- Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Sitenews · Oct 19, 2026
- FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firmnews · Oct 10, 2026
- ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrestsnews · Oct 7, 2026
References
- https://cyberwarzone.com/shinyhunters-22-year-old-member-pleads-guilty-to-cyber-extortion-causing-6-million-in-damage/
- https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/pizza-hut-australia-leaks-one-million-customers-details-claims-shinyhunters-hacking-group/
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/alleged-french-cybercriminal-appear-seattle-indictment-conspiracy-computer-intrusion
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/shinyhunters-targets-education-sector-oracle-exploit
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/shinyhunters-renewed-mass-exploitation-campaign-targeting-oracle-peoplesoft
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1057
- https://blog.eclecticiq.com/shinyhunters-calling-financially-motivated-data-extortion-group-targeting-enterprise-cloud-applications
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/expansion-shinyhunters-saas-data-theft
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/voice-phishing-data-extortion
- https://socradar.io/dark-web-profile-shinyhunters/
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/shinyhunters-ransomware-extortion/
- https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260515
From the MISP threat-actor galaxy, MITRE ATT&CK and RansomLook (CC BY 4.0). Activity is any post or advisory Watch Floor collected that names the actor or one of its aliases.
