Google Says Hackers Stole Data in Gainsight Breach

Google Says Hackers Stole Data in Gainsight Breach

Google Says Hackers Stole Data from 200 Companies: What Happened? Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following the Gainsight breach, raising urgent questions about how the attack unfolded, who is affected, and what risks businesses now face. Early reports confirm the breach stemmed from compromised Salesforce apps linked to Gainsight, enabling attackers to access sensitive data stored across multiple corporate Salesforce instances. Image Credits:Interim Archives / Getty Images How Did the Gainsight Breach Lead to Such Widespread Data Theft? Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies after exploiting Gainsight’s integrations, creating a classic supply chain vulnerability. The breach enabled the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group—linked to ShinyHunters—to infiltrate a large set of Salesforce environments. By compromising the trusted Gainsight apps, attackers bypassed traditional security controls and gained access to customer records, internal business data, and potential…