Hackers publish client data stripped from Auckland financial services company on dark web | Stuff.co.nz
Personal information belonging to clients of an Auckland financial services firm has been published on the dark web after the company fell victim to a ransomware attack.
Earlier this month a blog post on the dark web showed cyberattackers appeared to be in possession of sensitive information held by financial services company Staircase Financial Management.
The post on NetWalker Blog had a countdown clock indicating how much time was left before the data was made public. That clock has now run out and the data has been made public across multiple third party file sharing sites.
NetWalker is a type of ransomware software discovered in late 2019 and created by hackers. Ransomware threatens to publish the victim's data or block access to it unless a ransom is paid.
Earlier this month a blog post on the dark web showed cyberattackers appeared to be in possession of sensitive information held by financial services company Staircase Financial Management.
The post on NetWalker Blog had a countdown clock indicating how much time was left before the data was made public. That clock has now run out and the data has been made public across multiple third party file sharing sites.
NetWalker is a type of ransomware software discovered in late 2019 and created by hackers. Ransomware threatens to publish the victim's data or block access to it unless a ransom is paid.
