In recent months, threat actors claiming to be part of a new conglomerate dubbed Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (aka SP1D3R HUNTERS, SLSH) have asserted responsibility for laying siege to customer Salesforce tenants as part of a coordinated effort to steal data and hold it for ransom.
At least one industry source refers to this criminal syndicate as the Trinity of Chaos. “Trinity” is used because the conglomerate is likely composed of individuals tied to three groups: Muddled Libra (aka Scattered Spider), Bling Libra (aka ShinyHunters), and LAPSUS$, all of which are likely representative of the broader cybercriminal community known as The Com.
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Source: Palo Alto Unit 42
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