The Council of Europe says it is investigating claims made by the ShinyHunters extortion group over a weekend, according to multiple reports. ShinyHunters alleges it obtained a large amount of data from the organization and threatens to disclose it publicly. SecurityWeek reports that the group claims it will leak 297 GB of data, including personal information related to employees. Bleeping Computer describes the Council of Europe’s response as an active review of the breach allegations, but does not add further independent details about the claimed data size or contents. Neither outlet indicates that the Council of Europe has confirmed the breach or the legitimacy of the stolen data. Instead, the focus is on the organization’s investigation into the extortion group’s public claims and potential impact. The matter centers on whether data access or theft occurred and what information, if any, was actually taken.
Council of Europe investigates ShinyHunters claims of a data breach
The Council of Europe says it is investigating claims made by the ShinyHunters extortion group over a weekend, according to multiple reports. ShinyHunters alleges it obtained a large amount of data fr...
- The Council of Europe is investigating claims of a data breach linked to ShinyHunters.
- ShinyHunters is an extortion group making the public breach allegations.
- ShinyHunters claims it obtained 297 GB of data.
- The group alleges the data includes employee personal information.
- The Council of Europe has not publicly confirmed the breach or the data’s authenticity in the reports.
The Council of Europe, the continent's oldest intergovernmental body, is probing claims of a data breach made by the ShinyHunters extortion group over the weekend. [...]
12 hours agoThe extortion group threatens to leak 297 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Council of Europe, including employee personal information. The post ShinyHunters Claims Council of Europe Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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