Checkout.com
Disclosed Nov 14, 202510 months agoConfirmed
ShinyHunters breach Checkout.com legacy cloud storage, firm refuses ransom
Checkout.com said ShinyHunters accessed a legacy third-party cloud storage system that was not properly decommissioned, holding merchant data from 2020 and earlier plus onboarding documents; it refused to pay and pledged to donate the ransom amount to security research.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Attack | Extortion |
| Data exposed | Internal documents, Other |
| Sector | Finance · GB |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Checkout.com snubs hackers after data breach, to donate ransom insteadbleepingcomputer.com · News | News |
| Checkout.com: Protecting our merchants, standing up to extortioncheckout.com · The organization | The organization |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Nov 14, 2025 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.