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RingCentral data breach exposed info of 1.6 million accounts

BleepingComputer reports: RingCentral data breach exposed info of 1.6 million accounts. The ShinyHunters extortion group stole personal information from 1.6…

By Dillip Chowdary • Aug 16, 2026 • Source: BleepingComputer

RingCentral data breach exposed info of 1.6 million accounts

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BleepingComputer reports: RingCentral data breach exposed info of 1.6 million accounts. The ShinyHunters extortion group stole personal information from 1.6 million RingCentral accounts after hacking the company in July, according to the data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]

RingCentral data breach exposed info of 1.6 million accounts
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