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RingCentral breach traced to voice phishing call

16 August 2026 · Source: thenextweb.com

RingCentral said a social engineering attack led to unauthorised access to data for a limited group of customers. The company said it stopped the activity after detecting it, brought in outside forensic help, and said its core service was not disrupted. Reports tied the incident to a voice phishing call and later leak activity involving a large set of records. This matters because phone based impersonation can bypass normal technical controls and expose customer contact details that help attackers launch more convincing scams later. A service like Sender Registry helps businesses spot suspicious sender identities, reduce the risk of impersonation, and catch follow up phishing or invoice fraud that often follows a breach.

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