ShinyHunters

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2024
ShinyHunters member sentenced to three years in prison

A U.S. District Court sentenced ShinyHunters hacker Sebastien Raoult to three years in prison and ordered him to pay more than $5 million in restitution. The member of the ShinyHunters hacker group Sebastien Raoult was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison and more than $5 million in restitution for […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2023
Alleged member of ShinyHunters group extradited to the US, could face 116 years in jail

An alleged member of the ShinyHunters cybercrime gang has been extradited from Morocco to the United States. Sebastien Raoult, a French national who is suspected of being a member of ShinyHunters cybercrime gang known as “Seyzo Kaizen,” has been extradited from Morocco to the United States. The 22-year-old man was arrested in Morocco at Rabat […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 25, 2021
Cryptocurrency exchange BuyUcoin hacked, data of 325K+ users leaked

Indian cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin suffered a security incident, threat actors leaked sensitive data of 325K users. A new incident involving a cryptocurrency exchange made the headlines, the India-based cryptocurrency exchange suffered a security incident, threat actors leaked sensitive data of 325K users on the Dark Web. Leaked data includes names, e-mails, mobile numbers, encrypted passwords, user […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2021
Hacker leaks data of 2.28M users of dating site MeetMindful

A well-known threat actor has leaked data belonging to 2.28 million users registered on the dating website MeetMindful. ZDNet first reported that the well-known threat actor ShinyHunters has leaked the data of more than 2.28 million users registered on the dating site MeetMindful, The threat actor leaked the data for free download on a publicly accessible hacking […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2020
ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M accounts exposed

A hacker has shared 3.2 million Pluto TV user accounts on a hacking forum for free, he claims they were stolen by ShinyHunters threat actor. Pluto TV is an American internet television service, it is an advertiser-supported video on demand (AVOD) service that primarily offers a selection of programming content through digital linear channels designed to emulate the experience of […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2020
ShinyHunters leaked over 386 million user records from 18 companies

ShinyHunters, a trusted threat actor, is offering on a hacker forum the databases stolen from eighteen companies, over 386 million user records available online. The known threat actor ShinyHunters has begun leaking for free the databases of multiple companies on a hacker forum. A couple of days ago, the popular digital banking app Dave.com disclosed a security […]