Cybercriminals Allegedly Steal Nearly a Billion Records from Companies That Use Salesforce (CRM)'s Software

RIT Capital Partners holds $34,689,623 worth of Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) shares, representing 4.35% of its portfolio. With this, the company secures a spot on our list of billionaire Jacob Rothschild’s RIT Capital Partners: 9 stocks with huge upside potential.

On October 3, 2025, a cybercriminal group, Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, revealed that it stole nearly one billion records from companies, leveraging Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM)’s software, Reuters reports. However, Salesforce noted no breach of its own systems.

This incident highlights ongoing cybersecurity challenges for enterprise cloud providers, with the group reportedly exploiting “vishing” techniques to target Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) customers’ IT help desks.

Nevertheless, Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) continues to demonstrate its dominance in AI-driven CRM technology, with the expansion of its ecosystem through a strategic partnership with Perficient, developing “agentic enterprises” that enhance data-driven decision-making. With this collaboration announced on October 2, the company reinforces its focus on embedding generative AI across its customer platforms to strengthen security, automation, and operational intelligence.

With products like Data Cloud, Slack, Agentforce, and industry-specific AI platforms, Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) offers customer relationship management and AI-driven business solutions globally. It is included in Jacob Rothschild’s RIT Capital Partners’ Stock Portfolio.

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