Google says ShinyHunters hackers targeting education sector via Oracle exploit

Alphabet’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group said Thursday they had identified an active compromise and extortion campaign targeting Oracle’s PeopleSoft enterprise software, which they attributed to the hacking group ShinyHunters.

The campaign took ‌place between ⁠May ⁠27 and June 9, Google said in a blog.

PeopleSoft ​is an enterprise resource planning suite used by organizations to manage ​core business functions including human resources, finance and supply-chain operations.