ShinyHunters Hackers Steal 1 Petabyte From Canadian Telecom Giant Telus, Demand $65 Million Ransom
Canadian telecommunications giant Telus has confirmed it is investigating a major cybersecurity breach after the notorious ShinyHunters hacking group claimed to have stolen nearly 1 petabyte of data — equivalent to one million gigabytes — from the company's systems in a multi-month attack that has now escalated into a $65 million ransom demand. A spokesperson for Telus Digital — the digital services and business process outsourcing arm of Telus Corporation — confirmed the breach to Reuters, Bloomberg, and BleepingComputer on Thursday, March 12, 2026, saying the company had discovered "unauthorized access to a limited number of our systems" and had immediately taken steps to contain the damage. The spokesperson said: "TELUS Digital is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a limited number of our systems. Upon discovery, we took immediate steps to address the unauthorized activity and secure our systems against further intrusion. ...