Hacker Group Claims Nearly 1 Billion Salesforce Records Have Been Stolen
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 03 2025
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Source: Reuters
Ransomware Attacks on Retailers: A group named "Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters" claims to have stolen nearly 1 billion records from Salesforce, targeting companies that use its software, and has also taken responsibility for recent hacks on major UK retailers like Marks & Spencer and Jaguar Land Rover.
Salesforce's Response: Salesforce denies any breach of its systems, stating there is no evidence of compromise, and the hackers reportedly used social engineering tactics, specifically "vishing," to exploit Salesforce customers rather than hacking the platform directly.
Analyst Views on CRM
Wall Street analysts forecast CRM stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CRM is 326.95 USD with a low forecast of 223.00 USD and a high forecast of 405.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
42 Analyst Rating
31 Buy
10 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 228.090
Low
223.00
Averages
326.95
High
405.00
Current: 228.090
Low
223.00
Averages
326.95
High
405.00
About CRM
Salesforce, Inc. is a provider of customer relationship management (CRM) technology. The Company helps organizations of any size reimagine their business for the world of artificial intelligence (AI). With Agentforce, its platform, organizations can bring humans together with AI agents to drive customer success on one deeply unified platform. With the Salesforce platform, it delivers a single source of truth, connecting customer data with integrated AI across systems, apps and devices to help companies sell, service, market and conduct commerce from anywhere. Agentforce is a new layer of the Salesforce platform that enables companies to build and deploy AI agents that can respond to inputs, make decisions and take action autonomously across business functions. Agentforce includes a suite of customizable agents for use across sales, service, marketing and commerce. Datablazer is a data-driven innovator, which leverages the Company’s platform to unlock insights and drive decisions.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
