extortion
3 live · 19 on record · last incident 1 day ago
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- liveActiveCloud Ransomware attack on ActiveCloud disrupts Belarusian businesses
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 13 Nov 2026
Hackers breached ActiveCloud and encrypted parts of its cloud infrastructure, causing multi-day service outages for customers. The company confirmed the intrusion and worked to restore affected systems.
Do:Verify cloud backups and review access controls.
- liveExtortion Group Luna Moth Targets Law Firms With Microsoft Token Theft
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 12 Nov 2026
The Luna Moth extortion group launched a renewed campaign targeting law firms that refused previous ransom demands. Attackers used social engineering tactics specifically designed to steal Microsoft access tokens.
- liveHarvard University systems Harvard University data breach exposes over 850,000 accounts
Breaches & attacks · Real loss · since 18 Nov 2025
Harvard University suffered a data breach in November 2025 linked to a ShinyHunters extortion attempt, exposing over 850,000 unique records. The leaked information included personal profile details, contact information, and donor records.
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- closedUniversity of New Mexico hospitals systems Cyberattack disrupts University of New Mexico hospitals
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 27 Oct 2026 · updated 29 Oct 2026
- closedCrunchbase Crunchbase data breach exposes 559,908 accounts
Breaches & attacks · Real loss · since 22 Jan 2026
- closedSharecare Sharecare data breach exposes 318,185 accounts
Breaches & attacks · Real loss · since 12 Aug 2026
- closedSynthetic Video Generation Technology Louisiana Resident Linked to Extortion Campaign Using AI Media
Breaches & attacks · Real loss · since 24 Jul 2026
AI - closedVoice cloning tool AI Voice Cloning Used in Missouri Kidnapping Ransom Scam
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 17 Jul 2026
AI - closedAWS Threat Actor Used AI-Assisted Workflows to Compromise AWS Environment
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 8 Jul 2026
AI - closedScammers Extort Washington Man Using AI-Generated Voice of Daughter
Breaches & attacks · Real loss · since 23 Mar 2026
AI - closedScammers Sell AI-Edited Deepfake Videos Impersonating Thai Actor
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 18 Sep 2025
AI - closedClaude Anthropic Identifies AI Misuse in Extortion and Ransomware Campaigns
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 27 Aug 2025
AI - closedVoice Cloning Software AI Voice Clone Used in Bond Scam Targeting Florida Couple
Breaches & attacks · Real loss · since 9 Jul 2025
AI - closedDeepfake Voice Synthesis Purported AI Voice Scam Targets Westchester Parents with Fake Ransom Calls
Breaches & attacks · Real loss · since 8 Jan 2025
AI - closedPolice chief's likeness misused in AI deepfake scam email
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 25 Oct 2024
AI - closedNudify Apps Maltese Students Targeted by AI Deepfake Nudes and Blackmail
Breaches & attacks · Real loss · since 1 Oct 2024
AI - closedScammers Target School Community Members with AI Voice Cloning Kidnapping Scam
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 25 Sep 2024
AI - closedExtortionists Deploy AI Nudify Tools for Sextortion and Blackmail
Breaches & attacks · Exploited · since 9 Sep 2024
AI - closedDeepfake generation tools FBI Reports Surge in Sextortion Involving AI-Generated Explicit Media
Breaches & attacks · Real loss · since 1 Apr 2023
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