1.6M RingCentral accounts' data dumped after ShinyHunters extortion attack
Another one bites the dust
Some 1.6 million unique email addresses tied to RingCentral have been leaked online, alongside names, physical addresses, and phone numbers, according to Have I Been Pwned. RingCentral disclosed the breach on July 28 and said “it was the target of a sophisticated social engineering campaign” affecting a “limited portion of RingCentral customers.”
The comms platform said that it promptly responded to the intrusion upon detecting it, “took steps to stop the unauthorized activity,” and immediately launched an investigation into the security incident with help from a “leading third-party forensic firm.”
“We have not seen any new unauthorized activity since taking these remediation efforts,” the company added.
RingCentral did not immediately respond to The Register’s request for comment on this story. We will update it as needed.
While the company hasn’t named its attacker, notorious data theft and extortion gang ShinyHunters previously claimed it compromised the...
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