A deadline has been set for today for the bank to make the payment.
Ransomware operator Hunters International have claimed to have stolen more than 5.2 million files belonging to the London branch of a Chinese state-owned bank.
According to The Register, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was hit by the attackers who allegedly stole 6.6 TB of the bank's data, and threatened to publish all of it unless ICBC pays up.
The group has set a deadline of today, September 13th, to release all the data unless demands are met.
Written by
Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.
