Ransomware Group shinyhunters Hits: Final statement re PSA
Summary
In the latest cybersecurity news, Final statement re PSA — an organization based in US — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group shinyhunters. This data breach, discovered on 2026-09-24T08:44:48.048248+00:00, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2026.
Incident Report
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Target Organization | Final statement re PSA |
| Threat Group | shinyhunters |
| Summary | Good afternoon, We have no further comments to make regarding our PSA statement we released the other day. Our organisation is highly confident we have achieved our goal and our intentions we repeatedly made clear to journalists and in our public statements. There is 5 days remaining still. We have no comment yet regarding what we will do if the victim entity does not comply with our kind request . Nonetheless, we got what we wanted and we have a business to run and operate as usual. We will not be responding to any press inquiries about this and we will not be sharing updates about other datasets we have that we did not yet disclose to the public. We reiterate and want to assiduously emphasise we are NOT extorting the victim in question, this is NOT financially motivated and this is NOT a ransom. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. This is now old news. Regards, SH | Updated: 24 Sep 2026 |
| Date of Breach | 2026-09-24T08:44:46.503372+00:00 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-09-24T08:44:48.048248+00:00 |
| Business Sector | Not Found |
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