2026 Alcon — ShinyHunters claim; >25M Salesforce records (unverified)
Data compromised
Actor-claimed more than 25 million Salesforce records containing some PII — unverified; company confirmation pending
Technical writeup
Unverified leak-site / extortion claim — August 2, 2026. Dark Web Informer reported ShinyHunters listed Alcon Inc. (Switzerland-headquartered eye-care) among new victims, claiming more than 25 million Salesforce records containing some PII. Alcon had not publicly confirmed a Salesforce compromise at indexing time. Catalog indexes 25000000 as the actor-cited count, labeled unverified.
Root cause
Unverified ShinyHunters leak-site / extortion listing claiming Salesforce CRM theft — Alcon had not confirmed at indexing