EXCLUSIVE ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for the Gainsight breach that allowed the data thieves to snarf data from hundreds more Salesforce customers.

In messages sent to The Register , a member of the extortionist crew said they gained access to Gainsight during the Salesloft Drift hack earlier this year: "We've had access to Gainsight for nearly 3 months."

"The data from Salesloft Drift breached has enabled entry points into so many systems. Very lucrative systems," a member of the cyber-gang claiming to be Shiny told The Register . "I do not like Salesforce at all, would be nice if they stopped acting all high and mighty and just pay to fix this mess."

Gainsight did not respond to The Register 's inquiries.

The saga started back in March, when the intruders gained access to

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