www.helpnetsecurity.com Elsevier Domains Hijacked by LAPSUS$ Group
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- •Three Elsevier domains were hijacked for 78 minutes on September 21, 2026.
- •The attack redirected users to a page taunting the FBI, with no data breach confirmed.
- •Elsevier has not provided details on the attack vector or user data safety.
On September 21, 2026, three domains belonging to Elsevier were hijacked, redirecting users to a page branded 'LAPSUS$ GROUP, Chapter II' for at least 78 minutes. The affected domains included Elsevier.com, Evolve.elsevier.com, and Submit.elsevier.com, impacting nursing students and researchers. The attack method involved altering DNS or CDN settings, possibly through Cloudflare. Elsevier has not disclosed how the hijack occurred or if user data was compromised. The incident was confirmed by Cloudskope researchers and has since been resolved, with all domains now functioning normally. Despite the hijack, no ransomware was involved, and no data has been claimed by the attackers. The LAPSUS$ Group, known for extortion attacks, had been inactive since late 2022 but appears to be resurfacing.
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