# Kimberly-Clark breach claimed by shinyhunters

Published: 2026-09-13 · Severity: high · Sectors: healthcare, retail
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/4007a734-3b03-5119-8276-b1168dc29e2c/kimberly-clark-breach-claimed-by-shinyhunters

> Ransomware group shinyhunters claims compromise of Kimberly-Clark with 158 user credentials and exposed attack surface.

Ransomware.live reports that the shinyhunters threat actor group has claimed responsibility for a breach of Kimberly-Clark, a major consumer goods and healthcare company. The publicly indexed claim indicates 158 compromised user credentials were obtained, along with 5 third-party employee credentials and discovery of 26 external attack surface elements including DNS records. The article is indexed from public ransomware operator disclosures without access to the underlying stolen data. Defenders should treat this as an active intrusion indicator requiring credential management review, network segmentation assessment, and monitoring for lateral movement or data exfiltration signs. The exposure of employee credentials—both direct and third-party—creates risk for further compromise of internal systems and connected business partners.

## Mentioned in this report

- Threat actors: ShinyHunters

Source reporting: https://www.ransomware.live/id/S2ltYmVybHktQ2xhcmtAc2hpbnlodW50ZXJz

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