ShinyHunters Leak Alleged Data of Millions From SoundCloud, Crunchbase and Betterment

ShinyHunters claim to have leaked millions of records from SoundCloud and Crunchbase after failed extortion attempts, with possible links to an Okta vishing campaign.

The notorious ShinyHunters hackers are back in the news. The group has set up a dark web .onion leak site and has published alleged partial databases linked to three companies. These include SoundCloud, a global audio streaming platform, Crunchbase, which provides data on private and public companies, and Betterment, an American financial advisory company.

The leak spree began yesterday, on 22 January 2026, when messages appeared on the group’s Telegram chat account containing links to .onion domains. These links offered the public free access to the alleged data dumps. According to the group, the leaks were carried out after their extortion attempts against the affected companies were denied.

It is worth noting that in December 2025, SoundCloud acknowledged a data breach that impacted around 20 ...