Um Lösegeld zu erpressen, versuchten Hacker per Anruf an die Passwörter von Mitarbeitern zu gelangen. Das geht aus einem Bericht von Google hervor. Zuvor hatten sie es offenbar auf Firmen wie Uber und Levi Strauss abgesehen.

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 : Ransom-seeking hackers who use phone calls to compromise their victims targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses over the…

U.S. financial firms and businesses faced phone-based hacking attacks recently. Hackers used fake websites to steal employee passwords and gain access. These attacks targeted…

Hackers targeted major US financial firms, including Blackstone, using social engineering to steal employee passwords, data reveals.