CL0P-Linked Hackers Breach Dozens of Organizations Through Oracle Software Flaw
Oct 10, 2025
Vulnerability / Threat Intelligence
Dozens of organizations may have been impacted following the zero-day exploitation of a security flaw in Oracle's E-Business Suite (EBS) software since August 9, 2025 , Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant said in a new report released Thursday. "We're still assessing the scope of this incident , but we believe it affected dozens of organizations," John Hultquist, chief analyst of GTIG at Google Cloud, said in a statement shared with The Hacker News. "Some historic Cl0p data extortion campaigns have had hundreds of victims. Unfortunately, large-scale zero-day campaigns like this are becoming a regular feature of cybercrime." The activity, which bears some hallmarks associated with the Cl0p ransomware crew, is assessed to have fashioned together multiple distinct vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw tracked as CVE-2025-61882 (CVSS score: 9.8), to breach target networks and exfiltrate sensitive data. Google said it found evidence of ...