ShinyHunters Exposes Sensitive Data from Udemy, Zara, 7-Eleven via Salesforce Data Breach

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Data Leaked by ShinyHunters Impacts Multiple High-Profile Companies

Recent reports indicate that ShinyHunters, a notorious hacking collective, has compromised the sensitive data of several prominent corporations.

Affected Entities Include:

Zara
7-Eleven
Education platform Udemy

The breach is attributed to ShinyHunters’ ability to exploit vulnerabilities in Salesforce cloud-based systems.

Timeline of Breaches:

April 22, 2026: ShinyHunters targets Zara and 7-Eleven
April 27, 2026: ShinyHunters targets Udemy

Each company faced a similar scenario, with ShinyHunters claiming that they had attempted to negotiate with the organizations prior to releasing the stolen data. However, the companies allegedly failed to respond or address the issue, leading to the public disclosure of sensitive information.

Udemy’s Data Dump:

According to sources, Udemy suffered a relatively smaller data dump, with approximately 2.3GB of data being leaked. This included over 1.4 million records from Salesforce, which contained personally identifiable information and internal corporate data.

The breach highlights the potential risks associated with relying on cloud-based services, particularly when sensitive data is stored in these environments.

Zara’s Data Dump:

ShinyHunters compromised 192GB of data from BigQuery instances, highlighting the potential risks of interconnected systems providing access to connected environments.

This suggests that ShinyHunters’ tactics extend beyond directly targeting individual companies and instead leverage interconnected systems to gain unauthorized access.

7-Eleven’s Data Dump:

The clear breakdown of the dataset included over 600,000 Salesforce records containing personal and business information. Similar to the other breaches, ShinyHunters claimed that the organization failed to respond to their initial outreach efforts, prompting the release of sensitive data.

None of the companies involved have publicly confirmed the breaches at this time.

Implications:

The recent focus on Salesforce environments and partners indicates a strategic approach to identifying and exploiting security weaknesses.

Companies must prioritize secure data storage practices, regular software updates, and employee training to mitigate the risk of such incidents occurring.