Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails to Corporate Executives

Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails to Corporate Executives
The Google logo on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas on Jan. 10, 2024. Steve Marcus/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Alphabet’s Google said hackers are sending extortion emails to an unspecified number of executives from various companies, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their Oracle business applications.

In a statement, Google said a group claiming affiliation with the ransomware gang cl0p claimed to have stolen sensitive data from their Oracle E-Business Suite. Google described the email campaign as high volume but declined to share further details.