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ShinyHunters data leaks fuel $2,000 sextortion email scam

  • Lawrence Abrams--BleepingComputer
  • published date: 2026-07-25 14:16:26 UTC

Threat actors are using email addresses exposed in data breaches leaked by the ShinyHunters extortion group to send sextortion emails demanding $2,000 in Bitcoin. [...]

Threat actors are using email addresses exposed in data breaches leaked by the ShinyHunters extortion group to send sextortion emails demanding $2,000 in Bitcoin. The emails claim to come from Shiny… [+5590 chars]