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shinyhunters

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ShinyHunters is a financially motivated data-theft and extortion group active since 2020, responsible for high-profile breaches including Ticketmaster (via Snowflake) and PowerSchool; by 2025 they launched a RaaS offering called "shinysp1d3r," and in August 2025 French authorities arrested four members.

First seen: May 23 · 00:24 UTCLast seen: Jul 6 · 00:00 UTCTracked since: 2025-10-03
Sectors hit
  • Education5
  • Unspecified4
  • Healthcare4
  • Consumer Services4
  • Business Services4
  • Telecommunication3
  • Technology2
  • Manufacturing2
Countries hit
  • United States22
  • United Kingdom2
  • Netherlands1
  • France1
MITRE ATT&CK · observed TTPs6 tactics

Tactics and techniques attributed to SHINYHUNTERS by ransomware.live's curated TTP catalog. Identifiers link to the canonical MITRE ATT&CK reference for each tactic or sub-technique.

  • TA0001Initial Access
    • T1552.004Unsecured Credentials: Private Keys

      Scanning GitHub/Bitbucket repositories for exposed API keys and OAuth tokens (Secret Hunting).

    • T1566.003Phishing: Spearphishing Voice (Vishing)

      Voice calls to helpdesk pretending to be employees to obtain password reset or MFA bypass.

  • TA0005Defense Evasion
    • T1550.001Use Alternate Authentication Material: Application Access Token

      Use of malicious "Connected" OAuth applications to maintain persistent access to Salesforce and Microsoft 365 environments without needing passwords.

  • TA0009Collection
    • T1213Data from Information Repositories

      Frequent targets include Confluence, Jira, and SharePoint to collect internal documentation and plaintext credentials.

  • TA0010Exfiltration
    • T1567Exfiltration Over Web Service

      Use of legitimate cloud tools and native APIs to "drain" data from CRMs (Salesforce) directly to C2 servers.

  • TA0040Impact
    • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
  • TA0043Reconnaissance
    • T1598.002Phishing for Information: Spearphishing Attachment
Recent claimed victims
Jul 6 · 06:51 UTC

Fluke Corporation

Jul 6 · 06:51 UTC

Ingram Content Group, Inc.

ManufacturingUnited StatesJul 1 · 10:29 UTC

Fluke Corporation

fluke.com
Business ServicesUnited StatesJul 1 · 10:29 UTC

Ingram Content Group, Inc.

ingramcontent.com
Jun 25 · 12:54 UTC

naic.org

Jun 19 · 02:46 UTC

icsecurity.com

TechnologyUnited StatesJun 18 · 15:26 UTC

icsecurity.com

icsecurity.com
Jun 18 · 06:46 UTC

Amazon owned OneMedical.com

Jun 18 · 06:46 UTC

NAIC.org

HealthcareUnited StatesJun 18 · 04:25 UTC

Amazon owned OneMedical.com

Business ServicesUnited StatesJun 18 · 04:25 UTC

NAIC.org

NAIC.org
Jun 17 · 03:46 UTC

Service Notice: Scheduled Maintenance and Infrastructure Upgrades

Jun 17 · 00:56 UTC

Service Notice: Scheduled Maintenance and Infrastructure Upgrades

Jun 15 · 23:47 UTC

icc.edu

Jun 15 · 23:47 UTC

moody.edu

Jun 15 · 23:47 UTC

glendale.edu

EducationUnited StatesJun 15 · 19:28 UTC

icc.edu

icc.edu
EducationUnited StatesJun 15 · 19:28 UTC

moody.edu

moody.edu
Jun 15 · 16:44 UTC

hccs.edu

Jun 15 · 16:44 UTC

kodak.com

Jun 15 · 16:44 UTC

Deep Well Services

Jun 15 · 16:44 UTC

Sysco Corporation

EducationUnited StatesJun 15 · 14:24 UTC

hccs.edu

hccs.edu
ManufacturingUnited StatesJun 15 · 14:24 UTC

kodak.com

kodak.com
EnergyJun 15 · 14:23 UTC

Deep Well Services

Agriculture and Food ProductionUnited StatesJun 15 · 14:23 UTC

Sysco Corporation

Jun 14 · 03:45 UTC

coe.int

FranceJun 14 · 00:54 UTC

coe.int

coe.int
Jun 12 · 08:44 UTC

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

Jun 12 · 08:44 UTC

JCPenney & several other subsdiaries under Catalyst Brands & Authentic Brands Group

Jun 12 · 08:44 UTC

American Tower Corporation

Jun 12 · 08:44 UTC

Zayo.com & Allstream.com

Consumer ServicesUnited StatesJun 12 · 06:58 UTC

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

Consumer ServicesUnited StatesJun 12 · 06:57 UTC

JCPenney & several other subsdiaries under Catalyst Brands & Authentic Brands Group

TelecommunicationUnited StatesJun 12 · 06:57 UTC

American Tower Corporation

TelecommunicationUnited StatesJun 12 · 06:57 UTC

Zayo.com & Allstream.com

Jun 12 · 00:44 UTC

Nexstar.tv

Jun 12 · 00:44 UTC

Ralph Lauren Corporation

TechnologyUnited StatesJun 11 · 09:54 UTC

Nexstar.tv

Nexstar.tv
Consumer ServicesUnited StatesJun 11 · 09:54 UTC

Ralph Lauren Corporation

corporate.ralphlauren.com
Jun 9 · 21:46 UTC

nottingham.ac.uk

EducationUnited KingdomJun 9 · 19:26 UTC

nottingham.ac.uk

nottingham.ac.uk
EducationUnited KingdomJun 9 · 19:26 UTC

nottingham.ac.uk

nottingham.ac.uk
May 30 · 04:46 UTC

DentaQuest, LLC.

HealthcareUnited StatesMay 30 · 02:05 UTC

DentaQuest, LLC.

dentaquest.com
Business ServicesNetherlandsMay 29 · 13:24 UTC

BCD Travel

May 29 · 10:49 UTC

BCD Travel

May 28 · 12:51 UTC

DentaQuest, LLC

HealthcareUnited StatesMay 28 · 07:23 UTC

DentaQuest, LLC

dentaquest.com
Business ServicesUnited StatesMay 23 · 00:24 UTC

Baker Distributing Company

bakerdist.com
TelecommunicationUnited StatesMay 23 · 00:24 UTC

Charter Communications, Inc.

charter.com
HealthcareUnited StatesMay 23 · 00:24 UTC

DentaQuest.com

DentaQuest.com
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