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ShinyHunters hackers breach Vercel development platform through compromised AI tool, threatening to sell stolen employee data
The Verge AI · April 19, 2026
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- •Vercel, a major web app hosting and deployment platform, confirmed a security incident affecting a limited subset of customers
- •ShinyHunters group—behind the recent Rockstar Games hack—claimed responsibility and posted employee names, email addresses, and activity timestamps online
- •Attack vector was a compromised third-party AI tool, though Vercel did not identify which vendor was involved
- •Hackers are attempting to sell the stolen data
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