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Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims

TechCrunch • Thu, 06 Aug 2026

Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims

Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report.

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Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report.

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Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S.

financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report.

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