Hackers have attacked Oracle and are sending threatening emails to CEOs
By ForGeeks
Google has warned of a new wave of attacks from hackers linked to the notorious Clop group. According to the company, the attackers are sending threatening emails to executives at «numerous» large organizations, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from Oracle business products. The attackers are sending threatening emails to executives of «numerous» large organizations, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from Oracle business products. Genevieve Stark, head of cybercrime analysis at Google, said the first emails began arriving around Sept. So far, Google has not confirmed the veracity of the hackers’ claims. The emails were sent from hundreds of compromised accounts, including one linked to a financially motivated cybercrime group affiliated with Clop. The emails included contact information published on Clop’s data leak website, through which the group typically pressures victims to pay to delete stolen files. The emails were sent to the victims’ accounts, including one linked to a financially motivated cybercrime group affiliated with Clop. Clop is known for massive attacks on companies around the world: hackers used so-called zero-day vulnerabilities unknown to developers to simultaneously hack multiple organizations at once. These attacks have stolen the data of tens of millions of people. In one case, the attackers demanded $50 million from the affected company, according to Bloomberg. The publication also reported that the hackers used stolen accounts and a vulnerability in the default password reset feature to gain access to Oracle E-Business Suite Web portals. The hackers used the stolen accounts and a vulnerability in the default password reset feature to gain access to Oracle E-Business Suite Web portals. Oracle E-Business Suite — a suite of software products that allows companies to manage customer databases, employee information and personnel files. It is used by thousands of organizations around the world.
