ShinyHunters hacker group leaked Penn's donor data after University refused $1 million ransom demand in October cyberattack; release followed Penn's court claim that fewer than 10 people were affected

Penn data leaked after University refused to pay $1 million ransom, hacker group says

Last October, the notorious cybercrime group ShinyHunters infiltrated Penn’s internal data system and demanded a $1 million ransom from the University to prevent the release of the files on the dark web. After the ransom went unpaid, the hackers surfaced online to take credit for the attack and set the record straight. Since 2019, ShinyHunters has gained notoriety in the hacking community for orchestrating large-scale attacks on major corporations such as Google, AT&T Wireless, Ticketmaster, and...