Telus probes cybersecurity incident that 'ShinyHunters' group claims responsibility for
Posted on: Mar 13, 2026 04:20 IST | Posted by: Cbc
canadian river telecommunications and business concern services business firm Telus is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving wildcat get at to some of its systems, a company spokesperson said on Thursday.
The ShinyHunters hacking group told Reuters in a message it stole at least 700 terabytes of data from Telus.
All business operations within the company "remain fully operational, and there is no evidence of disruption to customer connectivity or service," the spokesperson said in a statement provided to Reuters.
Telus is working with cyber forensics experts and law enforcement and is "notifying impacted customers, as appropriate," the spokesperson said.
The statement did not address what kind of data was stolen or how much.
Samples shared by the hacking group with Reuters suggest the stolen data includes information related to at least two dozen companies, including personally identifiable information, call data and recordings, FBI background check information and source code spanning multiple business divisions within the business services and telecommunications company.
Ticketmaster hack likely impacted millions
Reuters has not verified the authenticity of the data.
ShinyHunters has been linked to a string of hacks targeting major companies around the world.
Dutch telecom Odido said last month it believed the group's claims that it was behind a recent hack that exposed personal information from more than six million accounts.
The group has also targeted data associated with Pornhub, Wynn Resorts, Ticketmaster and many other companies.
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