Scworld HungerRush POS System Faces Extortion Threat Over Customer Data
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Threat actors have targeted customers of the HungerRush point-of-sale (POS) platform, demanding ransom in exchange for not exposing sensitive restaurant and customer data. The extortion campaign began with emails sent from addresses resembling those of HungerRush, warning the company to comply with their demands or face data exposure.
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2026-03-04
Bleeping Computer reports on extortion emails sent to customers
2026-03-05
Scworld publishes coverage of the extortion attempt
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