Vercel, a major cloud development platform, suffered a security breach via a compromised third-party AI tool's Google Workspace OAuth integration. ShinyHunters, the threat actor behind the Rockstar Games hack, claims responsibility and is attempting to sell stolen employee and customer data. Vercel advised customers to audit logs, rotate credentials, and check for unauthorized third-party app access.
Infrastructure
Cloud development platform Vercel was hacked
ShinyHunters breached Vercel through a compromised third-party AI tool's Google Workspace OAuth integration and is attempting to extort the company by selling customer and employee data.
Sunday, April 19, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline
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