Overview
- Executives and IT teams at major companies, including Google, have received emails alleging theft of sensitive Oracle E‑Business Suite data.
- The messages started on September 29 and were sent from hundreds of compromised third‑party email accounts, according to Google and Halcyon.
- Attackers supplied screenshots and directory trees as purported proof and claimed ties to Cl0p, with Google noting overlap with at least one known Cl0p affiliate address.
- Halcyon reports recent seven‑ and eight‑figure ransom demands, including one case reaching up to $50 million, while Oracle has not commented.
- Separately, the Financial Times reported that China is restricting the use of Nokia and Ericsson equipment in telecom networks.