Ransomware Attack Hits Community Bank

Exploit: Ransomware
Company: Pacific City Bank
Industry: Financial
Source: https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/f20f30e995bc4f5f9c6e2f4d531689d2-Pacific-City-Bank-hit-by-AVOS-Locker-Ransomware

Last week, the California-based Pacific City Bank was hit by a ransomware attack. The AVOS Locker ransomware gang is claiming to have stolen sensitive documents from the financial institution as screenshots and a ZIP archive were recently added to gang’s leak site.

Currently, further details of the incident have not been given as an investigation is ongoing. Thus far, it is unknown whether any employee or customer financial details/Personably Identifiable Information (PII) have been compromised.

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