Google confirms Salesforce CRM breach, faces extortion threat

Google confirmed a breach in a Salesforce CRM instance affecting the data of prospective Google Ads customers. The website Databreaches.net reported that the attackers have sent an extortion demand to the Tech giant.

Google Threat Intelligence Group confirmed that one of its Salesforce database systems, used to store contact information and related notes for small and medium-sized businesses, was breached by the threat actor ShinyHunters (aka UNC6040). 

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