Ernst & Young
Attack Intelligence
Ernst & Young was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to shinyhunters in July 2026. The organization, operating in the Professional Services sector in United States, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.
shinyhunters operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.
Yes it was us. Now come talk to us. We have been trying to reach you. If you do not come talk to us within the given deadline, we fully and completely intend to release all the data and files. This is a final warning to reach out by 31 July 2026 before we leak along with several annoying (digital) problems that'll come your way. Make the right decision, don't be the next headline. | Updated: 27 July 2026 | Warning: FINAL WARNING PAY OR LEAK
Intelligence correlations link this incident to 1 vulnerability(ies) including CVE-2026-35273, which may have been leveraged as initial access vectors or for lateral movement.