March 3 2026

Cybercriminal Gang Targeting Banks and Credit Unions with Extortion

Cybercriminal Gang Targeting Banks and Credit Unions with Extortion

"Your site is going under attack unless you pay 25 Bitcoin," says the email (25 Bitcoin is approximately $6,000). And the group has followed through with its threats. Financial services firms were targeted in 58% of its threats, with banks and credit unions accounting for 35% of those attacks. [9/10/15]