Security experts at tech behemoth Google have disclosed that a hacker collective with ties to the Clop ransomware crew is siphoning off corporate executive data and dispatching ransom demands by infiltrating the Oracle E-Business Suite software. Leveraging multiple security flaws within the software, the crew managed to pilfer substantial volumes of data from numerous institutions, signaling the initial indication of the far - reaching consequences of this hacking spree. In its announcement, Google mentioned that the Clop gang managed to acquire sensitive data via these vulnerabilities.