RingCentral Data Breach Exposes 1.6 Million Accounts
TL;DR. The ShinyHunters extortion group leaked personal data from 1.6 million RingCentral accounts after the company refused to pay a ransom demand. - The cloud-based communication platform was hacked in July via a 'sophisticated social engineering campaign.' - Leaked data includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses from user accounts. - The incident did not impact RingCentral's core platform or ongoing service operations.
- ShinyHunters group stole data from 1.6 million RingCentral accounts.
- The breach occurred in July 2026, stemming from a social engineering attack.
- RingCentral refused to pay the ransom, leading to data publication by ShinyHunters.
- Exposed data includes user names, emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
- The core RingCentral platform and services remained unaffected by the incident.
Sources
- RingCentral data breach exposed info of 1.6 million accounts — bleepingcomputer.com