Apollo Says July Hackers Stole Personal Data From Cloud Systems as Finance Firms Face New Attacks
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 21
Apollo Says July Hackers Stole Personal Data From Cloud Systems as Finance Firms Face New Attacks
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 21
Summary
Apollo said hackers breached its systems in July and accessed personal information after using social-engineering tactics to gain entry to data stored in the firm's cloud.
July 6-10 marks the breach window Apollo disclosed in a letter dated Aug. 21, with stolen data including names, birth dates, contact details and Social Security numbers.
Matthew Breitfelder, Apollo's human resources chief, described the intrusion in a notice posted on the California attorney general's website.
Apollo, which manages $938 billion in assets, is the latest major financial firm hit in a recent wave of attempted or successful cyberattacks.
Google security researchers have linked that broader campaign to hacking and extortion efforts targeting financial and private-equity firms.