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ShinyHunters claims hack of ReliaQuest; no confirmation by ReliaQuest (1)

DataBreaches.net · · International · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

Cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest has reported its research findings about ShinyHunters multiple times recently. On August 17, @ReliaQuestTR tweeted that they were tracking yet another ShinyHunters campaign. But after another forum user replied on August 23 with some screenshots and a pithy “Who’s hunting who?” ReliaQuestTR deleted their tweet and hasn’t posted anything on that account... Source

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