14 Nov, 2023 16:57 Hackers claim world’s largest bank paid ransom over cyberattack
A ransomware gang has claimed it received payment from a Chinese banking giant The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) paid a ransom after it suffered a cyberattack against some of its US-based systems last week, LockBit, the hacking group behind the attack, claimed on Monday, according to media reports. The breach of the country's largest global lender by total assets, which was disclosed on November 9, disrupted some US Treasury market deals from clearing, forcing brokers and traders to reroute transactions. -------- In recent months, LockBit has attacked some of the world’s largest organizations and has been particularly disruptive in the US.The cybercriminal group has been stealing information and leaking sensitive data in cases where victims refused to pay. The ransomware gang has hitmore than 1,700 organizations in the US in numerous sectors ranging from financial services and food to schools, transportation and government departments, according to Reuters. https://www.rt.com/business/587265-china-icbc-cyberattack-ransom-paid/
