In the case of ALC, no known ransomware group appears to have taken credit for the attack, which could indicate either that a ransom has been paid or that the financial institution has been targeted by a cybercrime gang that does not have a public leak website.SecurityWeekhas reached out to ALC for clarification and will update this article if it responds.Related:Foxconn Confirms North American Factories Hit by CyberattackRelated:716,000 Impacted by OpenLoop Health Data BreachRelated:BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 MonthsRelated:Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

SecurityWeekhas reached out to ALC for clarification and will update this article if it responds.Related:Foxconn Confirms North American Factories Hit by CyberattackRelated:716,000 Impacted by OpenLoop Health Data BreachRelated:BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 MonthsRelated:Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

Related:Foxconn Confirms North American Factories Hit by CyberattackRelated:716,000 Impacted by OpenLoop Health Data BreachRelated:BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 MonthsRelated:Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

Related:716,000 Impacted by OpenLoop Health Data BreachRelated:BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 MonthsRelated:Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

Related:BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 MonthsRelated:Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

Related:Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is senior managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher before starting a career in journalism in 2011. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.

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