Salesforce says it won’t pay extortion demand in 1 billion records breach

Salesforce, the cloud-based software company, has announced that it will not pay the extortion demand made by the LAPSUS$ hacking group following a data breach that exposed over 1 billion records. The LAPSUS$ group had given Salesforce a deadline of Friday to pay an undisclosed amount, or else they would release the stolen data. However, Salesforce has stated that it will not negotiate with the hackers or pay the ransom. The breach is said to have occurred in late February and is believed to have compromised data from Salesforce's customers and partners. Salesforce has assured its customers that it is working closely with law enforcement and security experts to investigate the incident and mitigate any potential impact. The company has emphasized its commitment to protecting its customers' data and has not provided any further details about the extent of the breach or the type of information that was stolen.