Cl0p ransomware attack hits Shell, Philips, GE, claims 50 firms breached
A Russia-linked hacking group called Cl0p has claimed responsibility for a sprawling Cl0p ransomware attack that reportedly hit some of the biggest names in global industry, including Shell, Philips, GE, and the payments firm Fiserv. According to reports published August 13, 2026, the group says it pulled data from close to 50 companies in total, though that figure comes from Cl0p itself and has not been independently verified.
Key takeaways
- Cl0p claims to have hit Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv, and up to 50 companies in total, though the tally is unverified.
- The group says it stole roughly 89GB of data from Shell, including technical drawings, facility images, and project plans.
- From Philips, Cl0p claims to have taken about 13.5GB, mostly diagrams and blueprints.
- Security researchers have linked the spree to a suspected zero-day flaw in Oracle’s E-Business Suite, though this is reported, not confirmed.
- Shell says it is investigating a “potential incident,” while Philips confirmed an attempted breach that it says caused no impact on customers.
Cl0p’s Mass Cyberattack on Major Multinational Firms
Cl0p’s latest campaign looks less like a targeted heist and more like a wide net thrown across the corporate world. The group is known for large-scale data-theft campaigns, and this one follows a pattern that has become uncomfortably familiar since its 2023 rampage through the MOVEit file-transfer software, which compromised hundreds of organizations through a single shared flaw.
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