The cybersecurity incident was detected on July 3, 2025, prompting Ingram Micro to launch an investigation with the assistance of cybersecurity experts.
New York-based Monroe University has confirmed that more than 320,000 people had their information compromised following a December 2024 cyberattack, Cybernews reports.
Sources suggest the ShinyHunters cybercrime group is behind the extortion, demanding a Bitcoin payment to prevent the release of older Salesforce data from a February 2025 breach and newer Zendesk data stolen in the recent incident.