Hundreds of businesses and nearly 20 million individuals have had their confidential information stolen
Canada’s biggest gold company has been targeted by shadowy Russian cybercriminal group Clop in a massive global data theft incident that has affected hundreds of corporations and close to 20 million individuals.is one of a growing tally of at least 376 organizations publicized by Clop in an attack that has seen confidential data stolen from financial firms and health care providers, as well as U.S. government agencies and Canadian municipalities.
“This was simply a smash-and-grab attack in which they got off as much as they could from as many companies as they could in the shortest possible time before anyone noticed what was happening,” said Brett Callow, a British Columbia-based threat analyst with cybersecurity company Emsisoft Ltd.The Russian gang publishes the names of companies affected by its data thefts on the dark web, which features illicit internet content accessible using a specialized browser.
Toronto-based Barrick has not revealed what effect the attack has had on the gold miner, said what data was stolen or even confirmed an attack took place. The Canadian insurance company in a statement said that information accessed by hackers included names, social security numbers, policy and account numbers, and the dates of birth of some account holders.Transit Police in June revealed it was also affected by the hack. The police organization said that hackers accessed 186 files and that it had launched a review to determine what information was stolen.
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