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Canadian technology outsourcer Telus Digital disclosed a cyberattack in March 2026. The breach involved the potential loss of up to one petabyte of data to the threat actor ShinyHunters.
The attack resulted in unauthorized access to Telus Digital's systems, leading to the exfiltration of a significant volume of data. The ShinyHunters group is attributed as the responsible threat actor for this incident.
Telus Digital has publicly admitted to the breach, confirming the attack and the potential scale of data loss.
The Telus breach demonstrates the critical risk posed by threat actors like ShinyHunters targeting technology service providers with massive data exfiltration capabilities. The incident highlights the need for outsourcers to implement robust data loss prevention controls and enhanced monitoring for large-scale unauthorized data transfers, given their role as custodians of client data.
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