Clop Hack: ShinyHunters Hijacks Data Leak Site

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Summary by Cyber Security News21 Sep 2026, 15:28 CEST

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Clop Hack: ShinyHunters Hijacks Data Leak Site ShinyHunters has turned the tables on rival cybercrime operation Clop (a.k.a. Cl0p), hijacking and defacing the ransomware gang’s own Dark Web leak site (DLS). The Clop hack began on September 18, 2026, and quickly escalated from a small defacement into a public extortion attempt.

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