{
  "id": 8934101,
  "title": "ShinyHunters cybercrime gang takes over Cl0p ransomware site, demands extortion payment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/shinyhunters-cybercrime-gang-takes-over-cl0p-ransomware-site-demands",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Record",
    "slug": "the-record",
    "url": "https://therecord.media/shinyhunters-clop-cyberattack-website"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The ShinyHunters extortion group hijacked the dark web leak site of the prolific Cl0p ransomware gang, according to material posted on the site over the weekend.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Clop gets a taste of its own medicine after ShinyHunters hijack leak site",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/clop-gets-a-taste-of-its-own-medicine-after-shinyhunters-hijack-leak",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:46:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "ShinyHunters hijacked the dark web site of cybercrime gang Cl0p, set an eight-figure extortion demand, describing the amount as \"2.333%\" of Cl0p's net worth (Alexander Martin/The Record)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/shinyhunters-hijacked-the-dark-web-site-of-cybercrime-gang-cl0p-set",
        "published": "2026-09-21T16:35:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}