RingCentral Data Breach Impacts 1.6 Million Users
TL;DR. ShinyHunters compromised RingCentral, stealing personal data from 1.6 million customers in a social engineering attack. - The extortion group published 280GB of data after RingCentral refused to pay the ransom. - Stolen information includes names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers. - RingCentral states only a limited portion of customers were affected; core platform remains intact.
- RingCentral experienced a 'sophisticated social engineering campaign' in July.
- ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for stealing 623GB of data.
- Approximately 1.6 million unique email addresses and associated personal data were published.
- RingCentral confirmed direct notification to affected customers and no further unauthorized activity.
Sources
- 1.6 Million Likely Impacted by RingCentral Data Breach — securityweek.com