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Udemy Data Breach - ShinyHunters Allegedly Claims Compromise of 1.4M User Records
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2026-04-24CRWDCrowdStrikeAlpha Vantage Newsalpha_vantage_news
Event summary
The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for a data breach targeting Udemy, an online learning platform, alleging the compromise of over 1.4 million user records and internal corporate data. The group issued a "Pay or Leak" warning with a deadline of April 27, 2026, threatening to expose the data if a ransom is not paid. ShinyHunters, known for its extortion tactics and targeting SaaS platforms and the education sector, has previously breached Harvard University and Unacademy.
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