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Hackers Threaten Google Over Employee Terminations, Demand Silence

9/2/2025

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Story summary

Hackers, identified as Scattered LapSus Hunters, threatened to leak Google databases unless two employees are terminated.
They demand an end to investigations by Google's Threat Intelligence Group.
No proof of database access has been presented, and no recent breaches have been reported.
This threat comes after a data breach involving Salesforce, a partner of Google.

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Story summary

Hackers, identified as Scattered LapSus Hunters, threatened to leak Google databases unless two employees are terminated.
They demand an end to investigations by Google's Threat Intelligence Group.
No proof of database access has been presented, and no recent breaches have been reported.
This threat comes after a data breach involving Salesforce, a partner of Google.