Canadian reports reported that an unknown group of hackers had succeeded in penetrating some of the banks in Canada, including Simplii Financial Bank and Bank of Montreal (BMO)
Which is the fourth largest bank in Canada known as the Canadian Trade Bank, which has about 8 million customers. The hackers targeted these banks. As a result of these attacks, financial information was stolen for 90,000 customers.
The Bank of Montreal issued an official statement that the hackers had phoned the bank on Monday claiming they had personal and financial information about 50,000 customers. "We have taken steps immediately after the incident and are confident that the exposures identified with customer data have been closed," said Paul Gammal,
The Bank of Montreal disclosed that the incident was followed by a threat to make the stolen data public if the attackers did not receive any payments and the bank clearly stated that it would not facilitate any of these claims "Our practice is not to make payments to the fraudsters ... We are focusing on protecting and assisting our clients. The time we continue to assess the situation. "
The hackers said they had access to sensitive information such as names, account numbers, passwords, security questions, answers, even social security numbers and account balances, by exploiting vulnerabilities in the security systems of the two banks. Sharing stolen customer information if they are not paid a ransom. The e-mail included a pattern of stolen knowledge, including SIN names, start dates and account balances in Ontario, both male and female.
The attackers have asked for $ 1 million in ransom for the two banks, the financial institution in Montreal and Reuters, and also in the e-mail sent to these banks, that hackers have threatened to strengthen the guidelines for criminals if the banks do not pay ransom solutions At 11:59 pm.
It is not clear at this time if the hackers continued their threats to leak that stolen information, but those banks have not yet accepted those demands and the Bank of Montreal responded to inquiries, explaining that "their practice is not to provide payments to fraudsters"
The hackers said they used a mathematical algorithm to access account numbers and then put them as account owners claiming to have forgotten their password in some way. This allowed hackers to reset the backup security questions and answers, resulting in hackers getting access To account and related information
It is noteworthy that these involved the involvement of personal information on a customer from each bank to prove the severity of their claims. And show that they were serious about the data they stole
Which is the fourth largest bank in Canada known as the Canadian Trade Bank, which has about 8 million customers. The hackers targeted these banks. As a result of these attacks, financial information was stolen for 90,000 customers.
The Bank of Montreal issued an official statement that the hackers had phoned the bank on Monday claiming they had personal and financial information about 50,000 customers. "We have taken steps immediately after the incident and are confident that the exposures identified with customer data have been closed," said Paul Gammal,
The Bank of Montreal disclosed that the incident was followed by a threat to make the stolen data public if the attackers did not receive any payments and the bank clearly stated that it would not facilitate any of these claims "Our practice is not to make payments to the fraudsters ... We are focusing on protecting and assisting our clients. The time we continue to assess the situation. "
The hackers said they had access to sensitive information such as names, account numbers, passwords, security questions, answers, even social security numbers and account balances, by exploiting vulnerabilities in the security systems of the two banks. Sharing stolen customer information if they are not paid a ransom. The e-mail included a pattern of stolen knowledge, including SIN names, start dates and account balances in Ontario, both male and female.
The attackers have asked for $ 1 million in ransom for the two banks, the financial institution in Montreal and Reuters, and also in the e-mail sent to these banks, that hackers have threatened to strengthen the guidelines for criminals if the banks do not pay ransom solutions At 11:59 pm.
It is not clear at this time if the hackers continued their threats to leak that stolen information, but those banks have not yet accepted those demands and the Bank of Montreal responded to inquiries, explaining that "their practice is not to provide payments to fraudsters"
The hackers said they used a mathematical algorithm to access account numbers and then put them as account owners claiming to have forgotten their password in some way. This allowed hackers to reset the backup security questions and answers, resulting in hackers getting access To account and related information
It is noteworthy that these involved the involvement of personal information on a customer from each bank to prove the severity of their claims. And show that they were serious about the data they stole