ShinyHunters Claims Data Theft From 300 Oracle PeopleSoft Instances
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Global – – October 19, 2026 -- The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it has stolen data from 300 Oracle PeopleSoft instances across more than 100 organizations, BleepingComputer reported on 10 June 2026. The group says it is targeting both cloud and on-premises deployments of the enterprise suite, which large organizations use for HR, payroll, finance, supply chain, procurement and student administration.
Education sector bears most of the attacks
Most affected organizations are in education, and many were previously extorted by the same actor. ShinyHunters confirmed Nottingham University as a victim and has already published its data on the group's leak site. The university has acknowledged a cybersecurity incident in a statement.