Beratung zu IT-Sicherheit & Datenschutz


Die Datenschutz-Grundverordnung beziehungsweise das Bundesdatenschutzgesetz betreffen uns alle - jeder, der Daten von Dritten erfasst, speichert oder verarbeitet muss den europäischen Standard einhalten. Die umfangreichen Gesetzestexte regeln Rechte und Pflichten aber auch technische und organisatorische Maßnahmen zum Datenschutz, Aufbewahrungspflichten, Sicherheitsstandards und Vorgaben zur Dokumentation von Verfahren und Vorfällen sowie die Vorgaben zur Berufung eines Datenschutzbeauftragten mit einer besonderen Aufsichts- und Beratungspflicht.

Die DSGVO und das BDSG sollte dabei nicht nur schriftlich in langen Rechtstexten, Datenschutzhinweisen und Verfahrensdokumentationen umgesetzt werden sondern es sollten konkrete technische Standards etabliert und eingehalten werden um dem Verlust von Daten vorzubeugen, der unberechtigten Nutzung von Daten einhalt zu gebieten und Angreifer und Hacker zuverlässig abzuwehren.

Da umfangreiches Know-How sowohl im Bezug auf die Rechtsgrundlagen als auch auf die technischen Risiken und Möglichkeiten erforderlich sind um ein angemessenes Datenschutzkonzept zu etablieren haben viele Unternehmen große Schwierigkeiten bei der Umsetzung. Unsere IT- und Datenschutzberatung setzt hier an - mit unserer Expertise können wir Sie dabei unterstützen Datenschutz technisch und rechtlich angemessen umzusetzen.
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  Unsere Leistungen

Datenschutzberatung durch geprüften DSB
Umsetzung von IT-Richtlinien / Gesetzen
Analyse & Beratung zur IT-Sicherheit
Erstellung von Dokumentationen



Was steckt dahinter?

Das "Who is Who" - DSGVO, GDPR, BDSG, TMG, ...
Innerhalb der EU gilt seit 2018 die sogenannte General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), die in Deutschland unter der Bezeichnung "Datenschutz-Grundverordnung" (DSGVO) in nationales Recht umgesetzt wurde. Das Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) präzisiert die Regelungen der DSGVO und fügt weitere nationale Regelungen hinzu. Für Betreiber von Internetangeboten ist zudem das Telemediengesetzes (TMG) relevant. Dies bezieht sich allerdings weniger auf den Datenschutz als auf grundlegende Regelungen im IT-Recht.

Was ist Datenschutzberatung?
Unser TÜV geprüfter Datenschutzbeauftragter mit juristischer Qualifikation berät Sie gerne zu Fragen rund um die Umsetzung von Datenschutzrecht in Ihren konkreten Projekten. Darüber hinausgehende zivilrechtliche Fragestellungen hingegen fallen nicht in den Bereich der Datenschutzberatung.




Die rechtliche Seite: DSGVO

Die DSGVO beziehungsweise das Bundesdatenschutzgesetz stellen verschiedene Forderungen an Unternehmen und Organisationen die zwingend einzuhalten sind um rechtskonform Daten zu verarbeiten. Als Verarbeiter von Daten zählen Sie schon dann, wenn Sie die Daten von Mitarbeitenden oder Kunden erfassen oder speichern.

Damit gilt die DSGVO sowohl für Kleinstunternehmen und Vereine wie auch für große Unternehmen und global Player.

Während die gesetzlichen Regelungen in vielen Bereichen sehr präzise Vorgaben machen welche Dokumente und Verfahren es geben muss und welche Rechte, Pflichten und Fristen gelten, gibt es in vielen Bereichen auch große Unsicherheiten. Häufiger werden Maßnahmen gefordert die sich am Stand der Technik orientieren oder technische Notwendigkeit und Machbarkeit zur Maßgabe machen.

Im Rahmen einer rechtlichen Datenschutzberatung geht es darum Sie über Ihre Rechte und Pflichten als Datenverarbeiter zu informieren und gemeinsam zu prüfen und sicherzustellen, dass die geforderten Unterlagen und Prozesse korrekt umgesetzt werden. Wir zeigen Ihnen gernen auch Tools und Best Practices zur Umsetzung der Rechte Betroffener und Ihrer Pflichten als Verarbeiter.

Wir unterstützen Sie dabei den Überblick zu bewahren!

Die technische Seite: IT-Sicherheit

Während die rechtliche Seite sich viel mit Fragen nach Rechten und Pflichten, der Haftung und der Verantwortung beschäftigt, ist die technische Seite des Datenschutzes sehr viel präziser:

Wie verhindern Sie, dass Ihre Daten in falsche Hände kommen?

Sie sammeln und verarbeiten vermutlich jeden Tag Daten von Dritten und speichern diese in internen Tools, verarbeiten sie auf Ihren oder fremden Servern, übertragen Sie zu Dienstleistern oder bauen sogar einen wesentlichen Teil Ihrer Tätigkeit auf der Verarbeitung auf.

Ein potentieller Angreifer oder Hacker versucht stets den schwächsten Punkt zu identifizieren, um Zugriff zu Ihren Daten zu erlangen. Häufig nutzen Hacker dazu bekannte Sicherheitslücken nicht aktualisierter Systeme aus, suchen nach vergessenen oder auch versehentlich offen stehenden Türen oder greifen sensible Zugangsdaten ab, wodurch sie auch ohne große Anstrengungen unberechtigten Zugang erlangen und viel Schaden anrichten können. Dabei müssen Sie nichtmal das primäre Ziel des Angriffs sein, sondern könnten vermeintlich auch Opfer eines größer angelegten Angriffs auf mehrere Unternehmen werden.

Wir unterstützen Sie dabei, ein Sicherheitskonzept in Ihrer IT zu etablieren und die Angriffflächen zu reduzieren.





IT-Sicherheit - bleiben Sie auf dem Laufenden


Täglich werden neue Schwachstellen, Angriffs-Vektoren, Cyber-Attaken und Fehler in Software, Netzwerken und Infrastrukturen bekannt - teilweise betreffen diese nur bestimmte Softwarelösungen oder spezifische Szenarien, manchmal betreffen Sie jedoch auch ganze Industriezweige, weit verbreitete Arbeitsweisen und grundlegende Technologien wie bei Heartbleed (SSL) oder Log4Shell (Protokollierung). Ergreifen Sie Maßnahmen, um Ihre Infrastruktur und Daten sicher zu halten.

Gemeinsam erfassen wir, welche Komponten und Abhängigkeiten Sie einsetzen und überwachen die CVE und viele weitere Quellen um im Falle von Mängeln oder Angriffspunkten schnell handeln zu können.

Wir simulieren Angriffe und Testen Ihre Anwendungen, Webseiten, die Infrastruktur und Prozesse auf mögliche Sicherheitslücken, Mängel und Angriffsvektoren um Risiken fürhzeitig zu erknennen und Lücken zu schließen.

Wir implementieren aktiv Monitore und überwachen somit Anfragen um frühzeitig Angriffe und verdächtige Aktivitäten zu identifizieren. Verdächte Aktivitäten können zur Alarmierung oder zu automatischen Sperrungen und Ausschlüssen führen, um einen hohen Standard zu gewährleisten.


Den Bedrohungen der IT-Welt sind Sie nicht schutzlos ausgeliefert - es ist jedoch wichtig dem Thema IT-Sicherheit Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken, um einen verantwortungsbewussten und rechtskonformen Umgang mit Unternehmens- und Kundendaten zu gewährleisten.
Risiko / Label Veröffentlichung
Risiko ? / 10 MAL-2026-4542 vor 3 Stunde(n)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (ee2e9ca362c982e5c75ed96c626b87ca91d85fb6cb52c89c7a8def86851017b8) Package name typosquats the widely-used crypto-js library and mirrors its API surface, README, and repository references to appear legitimate. package.json declares `"preinstall": "./.claude/set"`, where `.claude/set` is a 5,092,012-byte Linux ELF binary explicitly included in the published `files` array. Running `npm install crypto-javascript` executes this opaque native binary with the installer's privileges. A second auto-execution vector is configured in `.claude/settings.json`, which registers a Claude Code `SessionStart` hook with matcher `*` that runs the same `./set` binary whenever a developer opens the project directory in Claude Code — this persists even if the installer uses `npm install --ignore-scripts`. Strings extracted from the binary include a hardcoded IPv4 endpoint `207.90.194.2:44...` adjacent to TLS handshake symbols (`EVP_PKE`, `X509_CTX`, `TLS`, `RSA_PKCS1_SHA384`) and `BZ2_bzDecomp` imports indicating a packed/compressed payload — the structural shape of a TLS-based C2 dropper. The binary's purpose is undocumented and unrelated to the package's advertised cryptographic-library function. ## Source: ghsa-malware (c5a4a829b75f4b1d025c181b3c0dca5b686f7df3219a3164a1ca47085a168b82) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it. ## Source: google-open-source-security (d83c3b506a10b770a8c1f98d280262478cccc65708bb1066a72e0708dccaaf75) This malicious package is part the IronWorm campaign. This campaign executes a malicious binary payload during installation via a preinstall hook. The payload is a Rust-built infostealer that targets developer environments, scanning for and harvesting credentials related to cloud providers, object storage, databases, source-control, package registries, and AI developer tools. It also targets cryptocurrency wallets, specifically injecting a malicious JavaScript hook into the Exodus desktop wallet to capture passwords and recovery phrases. Furthermore, the malware exhibits worm-like behavior by stealing GitHub and NPM credentials to push malicious updates to the victim's repositories and publish trojanized packages, and it uses an eBPF-based kernel rootkit to hide its processes and network connections on Linux systems.
Risiko ? / 10 MAL-2026-5545 vor 3 Stunde(n)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (42e53a38c2df70a3c6a2a24b2484840e6a163f2e1a9b91236a2aa7a9ec004600) On first import, src/acme_widget_layout_utils/__init__.py (lines 13-17) opens a TCP socket to 34.69.137.236:80, duplicates stdin/stdout/stderr onto the socket via os.dup2, and execs /bin/sh -i — a textbook interactive reverse shell handing remote shell access to whoever controls 34.69.137.236. The behavior is unconditional and fires the moment any consumer runs `import acme_widget_layout_utils`. setup.py additionally installs a custom install command that writes /tmp/pypi_install_hook_marker.txt at install time, corroborating the package's role as a deliberately crafted attack artifact. The package name suggests benign UI/layout utilities and contains no such functionality; the pyproject.toml description openly self-identifies as a 'pentest C2 target', but the package is published on public PyPI under a generic name where any developer searching for widget/layout helpers can incidentally install and be backdoored. README's 'authorized pentest' framing does not change installer-side impact. ## Source: kam193 (643a7c935e2bb063cea8baf36f13bca89572d1febbf0efdb05812ee09ddde4d8) During import, the package starts a reverse shell. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-06-acme-widget-layout-utils Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
Risiko ? / 10 MAL-2026-5492 vor 3 Stunde(n)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (6ff6538b76e9f03f65d8f16113bb6b606a59e59c172e9facb7de6ce0b523a7fb) package.json declares `"postinstall": "node scripts/script.js"`, causing scripts/script.js to run automatically on every `npm install`. That file is the package's only functional code and is heavily obfuscated (obfuscator.io string-array with a 242-entry rotated table, RC4 decoder `String.fromCharCode(l.charCodeAt(t) ^ n[(n[r]+n[o])%256])`, control-flow flattening, webpack-bundled across 5 modules requiring path/os/fs/child_process and an HTTP client). The decoded flow constructs a URL via string concatenation tricks (`repeat('.')`, `concat('.')`), performs an HTTPS GET, writes the response body to a file under `os.tmpdir()` via `fs.writeFileSync(..., {flag:'w+'})`, and then runs `execSync(..., {windowsHide:true, cwd: os.tmpdir()})` against the dropped file — the standard fetch/drop/execute dropper shape with a sandbox-evasion flag. The package ships no other functionality; the README explicitly tells users the payload is unreviewed and recommends running it only inside a VM/Docker. Installing this package on a default `npm install` runs attacker-controlled code on the developer's machine. ## Source: ghsa-malware (4d68068055d711593139864c52e7ccec4dd81369467be5d9ba6d30d47fd6e507) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Risiko ? / 10 MAL-2026-5491 vor 3 Stunde(n)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (0cac2bcdbeb978a93be7021106fbfcab7795f51b434141160391cb89df0a87ab) The package contains scripts/script.js with heavy obfuscation patterns (string-array shift loops, hex-encoded indices, while(!![]) anti-analysis constructs) typical of payload-hiding wrappers. An obfuscated script in a package's scripts/ directory has no legitimate purpose for an SDK — well-intentioned install/setup logic is shipped readable. Combined with the package name shape (a generic 'sdk' suffix without a corresponding identifiable publisher), this matches the profile of a package using obfuscation to conceal install-time or load-time behavior from reviewers. ## Source: ghsa-malware (4dfcb759dd36ce1ba707484f0a2735cafb5b97844e860ffc8646f93be9731b90) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Risiko ? / 10 MAL-2026-5489 vor 3 Stunde(n)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (ca5db94f9840938f43eca692c1176b72bbd94a2f86a694c3293853f39b886a2f) The package advertises Bittensor subnet burn-rate monitoring but ships a Cython-compiled darwin.so (core.cpython-310-darwin.so) containing an undocumented clipboard-monitoring daemon. Strings in the binary reveal functions `_normalize_clipboard_text`, `_clipboard_fingerprint`, `_valid_clipboard_text`, and docstrings 'Start clipboard daemon if not running', 'Exclusive lock so only one _run daemon polls clipboard', 'Send Telegram for a phrase. Skips if already sent.', and 'Atomically claim text (SQLite). Returns False if already sent.' — a polling clipboard scraper that deduplicates captured phrases via SQLite and ships each new one to Telegram. The bundled `bittensor_emission_tracker/defaults.env` hardcodes `TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=8666228137:AAF_NLMrow4cDf3uEJCl3JY7DeBHtovd1TU` and `TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=8766781014` as the default exfiltration sink for every installer who does not manually override via `install --telegram_token`. The package's `install` subcommand registers cross-platform autostart (Windows Task Scheduler with battery/time-limit overrides, Linux systemd user service, macOS LaunchAgent) so the daemon persists across reboots and logins. Distribution as a darwin-only compiled.so with no.pyx source in the wheel conceals the clipboard code path from casual inspection while the README only documents burn-rate alerts. Installing or running this package causes long-term, reboot-persistent exfiltration of any sensitive text the user copies (passwords, seed phrases, API keys, private messages) to the author's Telegram channel. ## Source: kam193 (bdbfe7300548c4332240de0e45338900797b52beefa4867e4d08b8809a0fd950) The package contains code to steal clipboard content to a predefined remote location. If run in the right way, the code will periodically check the clipboard and if the content matches the pattern, exfiltrates it. The targeted data are likely cryptocurrency secret seed phrases. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-06-clip-logger Reasons (based on the campaign): - clipboard-stealing - crypto-related
Risiko ? / 10 MAL-2026-5331 vor 3 Stunde(n)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (99f546bfd362dae8aed49775bf13961c3540c29ef6fa54f484bf57e978d775be) The package markets itself as a Bittensor burn-rate monitor but ships a compiled native module (bittensor_burn_watch/core.cpython-*.so) that reads the installer's system clipboard on Linux (wl-paste/xclip), macOS, and Windows (Win32 API with a PowerShell fallback) and forwards every unique clipboard string to a hardcoded Telegram chat. The Telegram bot token and chat ID are bundled in bittensor_burn_watch/defaults.env (TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=8666228137:..., TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=8766781014, labelled 'admin Telegram' / 'clipboard alerts'), so the destination is fixed by the author rather than configured by the installer — even though the README instructs users to configure their own bot. The compiled module contains explicit stealth engineering: comments such as 'Read clipboard via Win32 API; PowerShell fallback if needed (no window flash)' and 'never mix X11 clients into a Wayland session (xclip flashes the taskbar)' show deliberate effort to avoid user-visible indicators. Persistence is established system-wide (Windows Task Scheduler logon entry plus 15-minute watchdog, a systemd user service on Linux, and a LaunchAgent KeepAlive on macOS), so the clipboard logger runs continuously after install. The Bittensor-themed package name targets crypto/AI users likely to paste wallet seed phrases, exchange API keys, and TAO addresses — high-value secrets for the operator of the receiving Telegram chat. A bundled Taostats API key (TAOSTATS_API_KEY=tao-e9b3d1d9-...) is a secondary concern (quota abuse against api.taostats.io) but is not the primary harm. ## Source: kam193 (75331af1d73717c0eb5535938c91df41c17f5b205aa2e1545906527b0ff1c5a0) The package contains code to steal clipboard content to a predefined remote location. If run in the right way, the code will periodically check the clipboard and if the content matches the pattern, exfiltrates it. The targeted data are likely cryptocurrency secret seed phrases. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-06-clip-logger Reasons (based on the campaign): - clipboard-stealing - crypto-related
Risiko ? / 10 MAL-2026-5330 vor 3 Stunde(n)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (06e89dc9ff0a5d334b67a01c572c036b0740adf6d8669d2fa25c241a0c098116) The package advertises itself as a Bittensor subnet burn-rate monitor but bundles a covert clipboard surveillance daemon in its compiled core module (bittensor_burn_watch/core.cpython-310-*.so). When the user runs the documented `bittensor-burn-alert install` command, the daemon installs persistence across all major operating systems — Windows Task Scheduler, Linux systemd user service, and macOS LaunchAgent — and starts polling the clipboard on every login. Clipboard contents are read via Win32 API on Windows (with a PowerShell fallback), `wl-paste --watch` on Wayland, and `xclip` on X11; the Linux path scrapes DISPLAY/DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS from the active graphical session and auto-installs `wl-clipboard`/`xclip` if missing. Each unique clipboard string (deduplicated via SQLite) is POSTed to `https://api.telegram.org` against a hardcoded bot token (8666228137) and chat ID (8766781014) shipped in `bittensor_burn_watch/defaults.env`. A comment inside the compiled binary explicitly labels these credentials as 'Bundled clipboard Telegram + taostats API (all pip users; not user-editable)' — the exfiltration channel is intentionally separated from the user-facing `BURN_TELEGRAM_*` configuration so installers cannot redirect or disable it. The binary further notes 'no window flash' / 'no taskbar flash' to evade user awareness. The Bittensor-themed naming targets TAO subnet operators, whose clipboards routinely carry wallet seed phrases, addresses, and API keys. ## Source: kam193 (fe199e0ca267ae05d6213339b5d925218af5b5c2d884dfb4c74bc99b81a19c0f) The package contains code to steal clipboard content to a predefined remote location. If run in the right way, the code will periodically check the clipboard and if the content matches the pattern, exfiltrates it. Early versions contain this behavior mentioned in the README. The targeted data are likely cryptocurrency secret phrases. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-06-clip-logger Reasons (based on the campaign): - clipboard-stealing - crypto-related

Das "CVE"-Repository (eng. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) stellt eine Liste bekannter Schwachstellen und Sicherheitslücken in IT-Systemen unter Führung des "US-amerikanischen National Cybersecurity" zusammen und bewertet diese anhand Ihres Risikos auf einer Skala von eins bis zehn.


Gerade im Bereich von Web-Technologien und Cloud-Software werden regelmäßig Hacks und Sicherheitslücken bekannt. Die betroffenen Unternehmen erleiden in der Regel nicht nur einen Image-Schaden sondern stehen womöglich gegenüber Ihren Kunden auch in der rechtlichen Verantwortung. Das Projekt "Have I Been Pwned" sammelt seit Jahren Daten die aus Hacks oder Datenlecks öffentlich zugänglich werden und bietet einen Service um zu prüfen, ob man selbst von diesen Hacks betroffen wurde.

09.06.2026 - University of Nottingham 454.635 Datensätze geleaked
Academic records, Citizenship statuses, Dates of birth, Disabilities, Email addresses, Ethnicities, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Passport numbers, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, Salutations, Usernames

In June 2026, the University of Nottingham was the target of a cyber attack, later linked to a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. Tens of gigabytes of data were subsequently published online and included 455k unique email addresses along with extensive personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers, ethnicities, disabilities, passport numbers and information relating to academic enrolments and fee payments. In a post about the incident, the university advised that the breach affected both "current students, and alumni".
30.05.2026 - Atlas Menu 63.926 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Support tickets, Usernames

In May 2026, the GTA V and CS2 cheat service Atlas Menu suffered a data breach. An attacker claimed to have gained access to all Atlas systems and published the service's database to a public GitHub repository. The incident exposed 64k unique email addresses along with usernames, IP addresses, support tickets and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.
29.05.2026 - BCD Travel 396.313 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Support tickets

In May 2026, the corporate travel management company BCD Travel was claimed as a victim of the ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. Data allegedly obtained from BCD was subsequently published publicly in early June and contained 396k unique email addresses. Other exposed data included names, addresses, phone numbers, job titles and employer names, spanning a variety of different data sets including leads, internal staff and support tickets.
23.05.2026 - Baker Distributing 102.935 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Support tickets

In May 2026, the HVAC/R wholesale distributor Baker Distributing Company was added to the ShinyHunters data extortion group's "pay or leak" site. In early June, the group publicly published data they claimed had been obtained from Baker's SharePoint and Salesforce infrastructure including 103k unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses, phone numbers and tickets relating to the company's HVAC contractor customer base. The exposed data was largely corporate contact and support information with limited sensitivity.
23.05.2026 - Charter 4.851.517 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In May 2026, the telecommunications company Charter Communications (the parent company behind the consumer broadband and cable brand Spectrum) was named by the ShinyHunters group in a "pay or leak" extortion campaign. The group later published the data, which exposed 4.9M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers and physical addresses. A subset of approximately 85k records originating from an internal employee directory also included job titles. Charter confirmed the incident, but stated that no sensitive personal information or customer proprietary network information (CPNI) was exfiltrated.
23.05.2026 - DentaQuest 2.553.599 Datensätze geleaked
Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Government issued IDs, Health insurance information, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In May 2026, the dental benefits administrator DentaQuest was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign that resulted in the group publicly publishing hundreds of gigabytes of data allegedly obtained from the company. The data included 2.6M unique email addresses along with names, addresses and phone numbers. Much of the data appeared in healthcare enrollment files (ASC X12 transaction sets) with some containing Medicaid IDs, while additional data appeared in member records and related files. DentaQuest acknowledged "a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a limited portion of our network", and advised they had contained the attack and mitigated the threat.
05.05.2026 - Cushman & Wakefield 310.431 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Salutations

In May 2026, the real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield was the target of a "pay or leak" extortion campaign by the ShinyHunters group. Following the threat, the group publicly published data they alleged had been obtained from the firm, consisting mostly of C&W email addresses along with tens of thousands of external email addresses and corporate contact records. The exposed data was primarily business information, including names, job titles, company addresses and phone numbers.
30.04.2026 - Reborn Gaming 126 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, IP addresses

In April 2026, the gaming community Reborn Gaming suffered a data breach due to a vulnerability in cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM). The breach exposed 126 unique email addresses along with IP addresses and Steam IDs. Reborn Gaming self-submitted the data to Have I Been Pwned.
28.04.2026 - Vimeo 119.167 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names

In April 2026, the ShinyHunters extortion group listed Vimeo on their extortion portal as part of their "pay or leak" campaign. They subsequently published hundreds of gigabytes of data, predominantly consisting of video titles, technical data and metadata. The data also included 119k unique email addresses, sometimes accompanied by names. Vimeo attributed the exposure to a breach of Anodot, a third-party analytics vendor, and advised the incident does not include "Vimeo video content, valid user login credentials, or payment card information".
26.04.2026 - CTT 468.124 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers

In April 2026, data allegedly obtained from CTT, Portugal's national postal service, was posted to a public hacking forum. The data included 468k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers and parcel tracking numbers which can be used to retrieve the tracking history of the parcel.
24.04.2026 - Udemy 1.401.259 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Payment methods, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In April 2026, online training company Udemy was the victim of a “pay or leak” extortion attempt perpetrated by the ShinyHunters group. The data was subsequently leaked publicly and contained 1.4M unique email addresses belonging to customers and instructors. The data also included names, physical addresses, phone numbers, employer information and instructor payout methods including PayPal, cheque and bank transfer.
20.04.2026 - ADT 5.488.888 Datensätze geleaked
Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names, Partial government issued IDs, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In April 2026, home security firm ADT confirmed a data breach by ShinyHunters, which listed the company on its website as part of a "pay or leak" extortion attempt. The breach impacted 5.5M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers and physical addresses. ADT also advised that "in a small percentage of cases, dates of birth and the last four digits of Social Security numbers or Tax IDs were included" and that it had contacted all affected people.
20.04.2026 - Aman 215.563 Datensätze geleaked
Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Language preferences, Names, Nationalities, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Spouses names, VIP statuses

In April 2026, the ultra-luxury hotel brand Aman was named by ShinyHunters as the target of a "pay or leak" extortion campaign, with the data allegedly obtained from their Salesforce CRM. The data was subsequently leaked publicly and contained over 200k unique email addresses. Whilst not present on all records, the data also included genders, physical addresses, phone numbers, nationalities, dates of birth, spouse names and VIP status codes.
20.04.2026 - Canada Life 237.810 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Salutations, Support tickets

In April 2026, Canada Life was the victim of a "pay or leak" extortion campaign by the ShinyHunters group. The group subsequently published the data which contained over 200k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and, in some cases, customer support tickets. In their disclosure notice, Canada Life advised that "it is a small proportion of our customers who may have been impacted". In the wake of the incident, Canada Life also published an alert cautioning customers to be wary of phishing attacks, a pattern often seen after the public release of breached data.
20.04.2026 - Pitney Bowes 8.243.989 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In April 2026, the hacking collective ShinyHunters claimed to have obtained data from Pitney Bowes as part of a broader extortion campaign that also named several other organisations. After negotiations allegedly failed, the group publicly released the data which included 8.2M unique email addresses, along with names, phone numbers and physical addresses. A subset of the data also included Pitney Bowes employee records with job titles.
18.04.2026 - Carnival 7.531.359 Datensätze geleaked
Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, Loyalty program details, Names, Salutations

In April 2026, the notorious hacking collective ShinyHunters claimed they had obtained a substantial volume of data belonging to the Carnival cruise operator and attempted to extort the organisation to prevent the data from being leaked. The following week, the group published the data publicly, which contained 8.7M records with 7.5M unique email addresses. The data contained fields indicating it related to the Mariner Society loyalty program run by Holland America, a cruise line brand under Carnival, and included names, dates of birth, genders and data relating to status within the loyalty program. Carnival acknowledged a phishing incident involving a single user account and advised they were working to better understand the scope of the unauthorised activity.
15.04.2026 - Kemper 269.299 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Partial credit card data, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases

In April 2026, the American insurance holding company Kemper Corporation was named by the ShinyHunters ransomware group in a "pay or leak" extortion campaign. The attackers allegedly accessed Kemper's Salesforce environment via social engineering as part of a broader campaign targeting hundreds of organisations using the same method. The group later published tens of gigabytes of data they claimed included internal directory data, Salesforce records and Stripe payment logs. Among the 269k unique email addresses were names, phone numbers, physical addresses and partial payment card data including the last 4 digits, expiry dates and card brands. Kemper confirmed the incident and stated they had engaged third-party cybersecurity experts and notified law enforcement.
15.04.2026 - Zara 197.376 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Geographic locations, Purchases, Support tickets

In April 2026, the fashion brand Zara was among a number of organisations targeted by the ShinyHunters extortion group as part of their "pay or leak" campaign. The group claimed the breach was related to a compromise of the Anodot analytics platform and subsequently published a terabyte of data allegedly including 95M support ticket records. The data contained 197k unique email addresses alongside product SKUs, order IDs and the market the support ticket originated in. Zara's parent company Inditex advised that the incident didn't affect passwords or payment information.
14.04.2026 - Abrigo 711.099 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In April 2026, the fintech software company Abrigo was targeted in a "pay or leak" extortion attempt by the ShinyHunters group. Shortly after, data allegedly taken from the company's Salesforce instance was published publicly and contained over 700k unique email addresses belonging to both Abrigo staff and external contacts. Whilst separate from Abrigo's Salesforce compromise via the Drift application connector the previous year, the data fields described in that incident are consistent with the ShinyHunters data, namely that it was "business contact information" including "institution name, employee name, email addresses, and phone numbers".
12.04.2026 - Marcus & Millichap 1.837.078 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Employers, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In April 2026, the commercial real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap was named as one of multiple alleged victims of the ShinyHunters hacking and extortion group. Data alleged to have been obtained from the company was subsequently released publicly and included 1.8M unique email addresses, along with names, phone numbers and employment-related information including employer, job title and physical company address. In their disclosure notice, Marcus & Millichap advised that data which may have been accessed appeared limited to "company forms, templates, marketing materials, and general contact information".
12.04.2026 - Mytheresa 84.108 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Partial credit card data, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, Salutations

In April 2026, the luxury fashion e-commerce platform Mytheresa was listed as a victim of the ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion group. After the ransom deadline passed, the group publicly released the data which contained 84k unique email addresses. The exposed data also included names, phone numbers, physical addresses, purchases and partial credit card data including card type, last 4 digits and expiry date.
10.04.2026 - McGraw Hill 13.500.136 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In April 2026, education company McGraw Hill confirmed a data breach following an extortion attempt. Attributed to a Salesforce misconfiguration, the company stated the incident exposed "a limited set of data from a webpage hosted by Salesforce on its platform". More than 100GB of data was later publicly distributed, containing 13.5M unique email addresses across multiple files, with additional fields such as name, physical address and phone number appearing inconsistently across some records.
08.04.2026 - 7-Eleven 185.256 Datensätze geleaked
Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In April 2026, 7-Eleven was the victim of a "pay or leak" extortion campaign by ShinyHunters, with the data later published that month. The incident exposed 185k unique email addresses, along with names, physical addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers. A small number of records also contained additional exposed data fields. The company later advised the breach was limited to "certain 7-Eleven systems used to store franchisee documents", a statement consistent with the exposed data.
07.04.2026 - My Lovely AI 106.271 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Social media profiles

In April 2026, the NSFW AI girlfriend platform My Lovely AI suffered a data breach that exposed over 100k users. The data included user-created prompts and links to the resulting AI-generated images, along with a small number of Discord and X usernames.
06.04.2026 - LegionProxy 10.144 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Purchases

In April 2026, the commercial residential and ISP proxy network LegionProxy suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 10k email addresses, bcrypt password hashes, names and purchases.
03.04.2026 - Amtrak 2.147.679 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Physical addresses, Support tickets

In April 2026, the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed they had breached Amtrak. The group typically compromises organisations' Salesforce instances before demanding a ransom and later, if not paid, dumping the data publicly. They subsequently published the alleged data which contained over 2M unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses and customer support records.
02.04.2026 - SongTrivia2 291.739 Datensätze geleaked
Auth tokens, Avatars, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, Usernames

In April 2026, the music trivia platform SongTrivia2 suffered a data breach that was subsequently published to a public hacking forum. The data contained a total of 291k unique email addresses sourced from either Google OAuth logins or accounts created on the site, the latter also containing bcrypt password hashes. The data also included names, usernames and avatars.
31.03.2026 - Hallmark 1.736.520 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Support tickets

In March 2026, Hallmark suffered an alleged breach and subsequent extortion after attackers gained access to data stored within Salesforce. The data was later published after the extortion deadline passed, exposing 1.7M unique email addresses across both Hallmark and the Hallmark+ streaming service, along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and support tickets.
27.03.2026 - ZenBusiness 5.118.184 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers

In March 2026, the hacker and extortion group "ShinyHunters" claimed to have obtained a substantial corpus of data from ZenBusiness, a business formation and compliance platform. The group claimed the data had been exfiltrated from platforms including Snowflake, Mixpanel and Salesforce, and threatened to publish it if a ransom was not paid. The following month, after claiming payment had not been made, ShinyHunters publicly released the data. The collection amounted to many terabytes across thousands of files that appeared to originate from multiple systems and business functions, including leads, support records and other CRM-related data. The data contained approximately 5M unique email addresses, often accompanied by name and phone number depending on the source file.
26.03.2026 - BreachForums Version 5 339.778 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames

In March 2026, a breach of one of the many iterations of the BreachForums hacking forum known as "Version 5" was publicly disclosed. The incident exposed 340k unique email addresses along with usernames and argon2 password hashes.
25.03.2026 - Addi 34.532.941 Datensätze geleaked
Age groups, Credit scores, Device information, Email addresses, Government issued IDs, Income levels, IP addresses, Latitude and longitude pairs, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases, Socioeconomic levels

In March 2026, the Colombian fintech company Addi identified unauthorised activity on its platform and advised customers that "it is possible that your personal information may have been compromised". The "pay or leak" extortion group ShinyHunters subsequently claimed responsibility and published a large trove of personal data allegedly obtained from Addi. The data included 34M unique email addresses from credit scoring requests, credit bureau records, customer identity records and email validation logs. It also contained government issued IDs (Cédula de Ciudadanía), estimated income, socioeconomic levels, purchases and other credit-related data points.
25.03.2026 - Sound Radix 292.993 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Passwords

In March 2026, the audio production tools company Sound Radix disclosed a data breach that they subsequently self-submitted to HIBP. The incident impacted 293k unique email addresses and names. Sound Radix advised that it is possible that additional data including hashed passwords may have been exposed, and that no financial or credit card information was impacted.
13.03.2026 - Divine Skins 105.814 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Purchases, Usernames

In March 2026, the League of Legends custom skins service Divine Skins suffered a data breach. The incident was disclosed via the service's Discord server, where Divine Skins stated that an unauthorised third party accessed part of its systems, deleted all skins from the database and exposed email addresses and usernames. The data also contained a history of purchases made by users.
12.03.2026 - Crunchyroll 1.195.684 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses

In March 2026, the anime streaming service Crunchyroll suffered a data breach alleged to have impacted 6.8M users. The exposed data is reported to have originated from the company's Zendesk support system where "name, login name, email address, IP address, general geographic location and the contents of the support tickets" were exposed. A subset of 1.2M email addresses from an alleged 2M record dataset being sold was later provided to HIBP.
08.03.2026 - Baydöner 1.266.822 Datensätze geleaked
Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, Government issued IDs, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Purchases

In March 2026, the Turkish restaurant chain Baydöner suffered a data breach which was subsequently published to a public hacking forum. The incident exposed over 1.2M unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, cities of residence and plaintext passwords. A small number of records also included Turkish national ID number and date of birth. In their disclosure notice, Baydöner stated that payment and financial data was not affected.
06.03.2026 - Aura 903.080 Datensätze geleaked
Customer service comments, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In March 2026, the online safety service Aura disclosed a data breach that exposed 900k unique email addresses. The data was primarily associated with a marketing tool from a previously acquired company, with fewer than 20k active Aura customers affected. Exposed data included names, phone numbers, physical and IP addresses, and customer service notes. Aura advised that no Social Security numbers, passwords or financial information were compromised.
04.03.2026 - SUCCESS 253.510 Datensätze geleaked
Device information, Email addresses, IP addresses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Purchases

In March 2026, the personal development and achievement media brand SUCCESS suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 250k unique email addresses along with names, IP addresses, phone numbers and, for a limited number of staff members, bcrypt password hashes. The data also included orders containing physical addresses and the payment method used. In SUCCESS' disclosure notice, they advised their system had also been abused to send offensive newsletters with quotes falsely attributed to contributors.
04.03.2026 - Woflow 447.593 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In March 2026, the AI-driven merchant data platform Woflow was named as a victim by the ShinyHunters data extortion group. The group subsequently published tens of thousands of files allegedly obtained from the company, comprising more than 2TB of data. The trove included hundreds of thousands of email addresses, names, phone numbers and physical addresses, with the data indicating it related to Woflow customers and, in turn, the customers of merchants using their platform.
02.03.2026 - Ameriprise 502.597 Datensätze geleaked
Email addresses, Employers, Financial transactions, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses

In March 2026, the financial services firm Ameriprise Financial was named by the ShinyHunters group in a "pay or leak" extortion campaign. The group claimed possession of more than 200GB of compressed data exfiltrated from Ameriprise's Salesforce environment and internal SharePoint infrastructure, and subsequently published the data after negotiations allegedly failed. The published data contained 500k unique email addresses as well as names, phone numbers, physical addresses and employer information. In their disclosure to state attorneys general, Ameriprise reported 47,876 affected people; the larger email address population represents contacts from Ameriprise's broader operational systems, including internal staff. Ameriprise further advised that they have "implemented heightened monitoring of your account(s) to include enhanced identity verification procedures".
25.02.2026 - KomikoAI 1.060.191 Datensätze geleaked
AI prompts, Email addresses, Forum posts, Names

In February, the AI-powered comic generation platform KomikoAI suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 1M unique email addresses along with names, user posts and the AI prompts used to generate content. The exposed data enables the mapping of individual AI prompts to specific email addresses.
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