HACKING GROUP CLAIMS THEFT OF 1 BILLION RECORDS FROM SALESFORCE CUSTOMER DATABASES

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A hacking group known by several names, including Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters, claims to have stolen approximately a billion records from companies using Salesforce cloud databases. The group is extorting victims with threats to leak stolen data unless ransoms are paid. Multiple major companies are affected. Salesforce denies any breach of its platform or vulnerabilities in its systems.