According to hacker group Lockbit, China’s largest bank ICBC had paid ransom after the major cyber attack in America. “You pay the ransom, case closed,” a Lockbit representative told Reuters on messaging app Talks. There was no immediate comment from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). Last week, the major bank’s US subsidiary announced that it had become the victim of a hacker attack.
Criminals smuggled so-called ransomware into IT systems. Disruptions at financial institutions also affected trading in US bonds.
