Cybersecurity
Lockbit Gang Hacks Into Another US Financial Firm, Threatens to Dump Data
- Chicago Trading and Alphadyne Asset hit by online intruders
- It’s the same ransomware gang that targeted ICBC of China
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The criminal ransomware gang behind the recent attack on the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. has claimed responsibility for two more hacks on US financial firms.
The Lockbit gang added the Chicago Trading Company and Alphadyne Asset Management this week to a list of victims on its darkweb page. The gang has given them deadlines to make an unspecified payment, and is threatening to publish stolen data online if its demands aren’t met.