ReliaQuest confirms failed data-theft attack after ShinyHunters breach

ShinyHunters and ReliaQuest trade blows over claimed breach

ShinyHunters has claimed another cybersecurity scalp, but ReliaQuest says the crew's social engineering attack only got as far as one employee identity before its defenses slammed the door. The ransomware baddies listed US-based infosec biz ReliaQuest on its leak site on August 23, claiming the corporation as its latest victim. The listing, seen by The Register, links to screenshots the gang claims show access to ReliaQuest's Okta dashboard. It …

ReliaQuest confirms failed data-theft attack after ShinyHunters breach

Cybersecurity company ReliaQuest has confirmed that one of its employees was targeted in a social engineering attack after hackers impersonated a member of the security team.

ShinyHunters taunts ReliaQuest after its own employee falls for social engineering attack

Cybersecurity company ReliaQuest has confirmed that one of its own employees fell for a social engineering attack, handing attackers a password and a brief window into the company’s identity system. The admission came after the extortion group ShinyHunters posted screenshots on its leak site, claiming a bigger win. The incident was preceded by an unusual exchange on X several days earlier. Last week, on August 17, ReliaQuest Threat Research post…

Hackers Impersonate Security Staff to Steal Credentials in ReliaQuest Social Engineering Attack

ReliaQuest has reported a targeted social engineering attack in which threat actors impersonated company security personnel, used a spoofed domain, and successfully persuaded one employee to approve a malicious multi-factor authentication (MFA) request. The incident, detected on August 22, 2026, resulted in the temporary exposure of a single identity session with view-only access to ReliaQuest’s identity dashboard. Fortunately, the company state…

ReliaQuest Confirms ShinyHunters Hack, but Says Impact Was Limited

A ReliaQuest employee fell victim to a phishing attack and the hackers gained access to a dashboard. The post ReliaQuest Confirms ShinyHunters Hack, but Says Impact Was Limited appeared first on SecurityWeek.