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

Tech | 2026-08-06 at 19:40 UTC | Source: techcrunch.com
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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