ShinyHunters Claims to Steal and Ransom 1 Billion Salesforce Records

A hacker group claiming to be 'Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters' has announced the theft of nearly 1 billion Salesforce records, though Salesforce denies any breach of its systems, attributing the attack to social engineering targeting its customers. The group has a history of targeting major companies and may have used voice phishing to access data, raising concerns about security vulnerabilities in Salesforce's ecosystem.