Outsourcer Telus admits to attack, possibly by ShinyHunters • The Register
Outsourcer Telus admits to attack, possibly by ShinyHunters • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/15/telus_breach_starbucks_attack/
Publish Date: 2026-03-15 19:24:00
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Infosec In Brief Canadian outsourcer Telus Digital has admitted it fell victim to a cyberattack.
The company said it is “investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a limited number of our systems” and “took immediate steps to address the unauthorized activity and secure our systems against further intrusion. “
Telus is now “actively managing the situation and continue[s] to monitor it closely.”
Those soothing words contrast with reports that Telus has leaked a petabyte or more of data, and that crime gang ShinyHunters did the deed after acquiring valid Google Cloud Platform credentials as a result of the Salesloft breach.
– Simon Sharwood
Citrix CISO urges patch blitz due to ‘evolving geopolitical landscape’
Cloud Software Group (CSG), the conglomerate that includes Citrix and Tibco, on Sunday wrote to customers urging them to implement all patches ASAP.
“Given the evolving geopolitical landscape and the corresponding increase in state-sponsored and opportunistic cyber threats, I am writing to urge immediate attention to your security posture across all our products,” wrote the company’s CISO Kumar Palaniappan.
“Threat intelligence indicates a marked uptick in targeted attacks against critical infrastructure, supply chains, and enterprise environments linked to ongoing geopolitical conflicts. These include advanced persistent threats (APTs), ransomware campaigns, and zero-day exploitation attempts,” he added.
Palaniappan said CSG’s security teams “are operating at an elevated alert level” and have “accelerated vulnerability assessments, threat monitoring, and patch release cycles across our entire product portfolio.”
The CISO urged customers to apply all available patches and product updates immediately, check implementations follow instructions in…
