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ShinyHunters Extortion Gang Targets SSO Accounts

ShinyHunters claims responsibility for voice phishing attacks on SSO accounts
24 January 2026 by
TechStora Editorial Board

ShinyHunters Extortion Gang Claims Responsibility

The ShinyHunters extortion gang has claimed responsibility for a wave of ongoing voice phishing attacks targeting single sign-on (SSO) accounts at Okta, Microsoft, and Google.

Attack Method

In these attacks, threat actors impersonate IT support and call employees, tricking them into entering their credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes on phishing sites that impersonate company login portals.

Consequences Of Compromise

Once compromised, the attackers gain access to the victim's SSO account, which can provide access to other connected enterprise applications and services.

Connected Services

Platforms commonly connected through SSO include Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Adobe, SAP, Slack, Zendesk, Atlassian, and many others.

ShinyHunters' Response

ShinyHunters confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is responsible for some of the social engineering attacks, stating that Salesforce remains its primary interest and target.