Data breach alert! Google warns hackers exploited Oracle apps to steal data and send extortion emails

Google has warned that executives and IT departments at major organisations are facing extortion attempts after hackers claimed to have stolen sensitive data from Oracle Corp’s widely used E-Business Suite, Reuters reported on Thursday. The campaign, linked to the notorious Cl0p ransomware group, began in late September and includes ransom demands of up to $50 million, according to cybersecurity firms involved in the response.

Cl0p’s new campaign

A group of hackers claimed they have breached Oracle’s E-Business Suite, software that underpins…