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ShinyHunters Gained Access to 6 Million Customers’ Records Using a Single Call

Cybersecurity NewsSeptember 8, 20265 min read

A single phone call was all it took to trigger one of the largest data breaches in Dutch history. In early February 2026, Dutch telecom giant Odido and its budget subsidiary Ben became the latest casualties of ShinyHunters, a hacking and extortion collective notorious for using social engineering rather than sophisticated exploits to breach corporate […] The post ShinyHunters Gained Access to 6 Million Customers’ Records Using a Single Call appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A single phone call was all it took to trigger one of the largest data breaches in Dutch history. In early February 2026, Dutch telecom giant Odido and its budget subsidiary Ben became the latest casualties of ShinyHunters, a hacking and extortion collective notorious for using social engineering rather than sophisticated exploits to breach corporate defenses. The attack exposed the personal records of more than six million customers, and Dutch police have now gone public with the suspected caller’s actual voice in a bid…

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