JCPenney & several other subsdiaries under Catalyst Brands & Authentic Brands Group
About the organisation
Hundreds of thousands of records containing PII (SSN, DOB, etc.), W-2 tax records, pay data, physical scans of government identity documents, drive licenses, and a lot more was compromised. This is a final warning to reach out by 15 June 2026 before we leak along with several annoying (digital) problems that'll come your way. Make the right decision, don't be the next headline. | Updated: 12 June 2026 | Warning: FINAL WARNING PAY OR LEAK
What the listing means
JCPenney & several other subsdiaries under Catalyst Brands & Authentic Brands Group appeared on the shinyhunters leak site on 12 June 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated. This group has published 3 claims in the last 30 days and remains active.
Recommended actions
- Treat any unsolicited message referencing JCPenney & several other subsdiaries under Catalyst Brands & Authentic Brands Group as suspicious — leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
- If you hold an account with this organisation, change the password now and enable two-factor authentication.
- Other Consumer Services organisations should review this group's known TTPs and validate detection coverage against them.
- Watch for follow-on extortion: stolen data is often re-leaked or resold after the initial listing.
- A leak-site listing is a claim made by the attacker, not a confirmed breach — check the organisation's own disclosures before acting on it.
Leak-site evidence
Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/SkNQZW5uZXkgJiBzZXZlcmFsIG90aGVyIHN1YnNkaWFyaWVzIHVuZGVyIEN...