Google says ShinyHunters hackers targeting education sector via Oracle exploit
Google and Mandiant have identified a hacking campaign by ShinyHunters targeting Oracle's PeopleSoft software. The attackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability to target organizations, particularly in the higher education sector.
Why it matters
The exploitation of enterprise software zero-days poses a major security risk to institutional data and infrastructure.
Alphabet’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group said Thursday they had identified an active compromise and extortion campaign targeting Oracle’s PeopleSoft enterprise software, which they attributed to the hacking group ShinyHunters.
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