Allegedly swiped more than 5.2M files and threatens to publish the lot
Ransomware gang Hunters International reportedly claims to have stolen more than 5.2 million files belonging to the London branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , a Chinese state-owned bank and financial service corporation, and set a deadline of September 13 to release all the data.of the bank's data after breaking into its network, and threatened to publish all of it unless ICBC pays up.
If the claims turn out to be true, this could be very bad news for customers and their financial data.Banks are particularly attractive targets for ransomware gangs, and all types of financially motivated criminals, because they are responsible for vast amounts of highly sensitive financial data.
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