Hackers Demand that Valartis Bank Customers Pay Bitcoin Ransom

[kreslik.news]

Customers of Valartis, a Chinese-owned Liechtenstein bank, were told by unknown blackmailers that they must pay a portion of their account balances in Bitcoin or face their personal details being sent to to financial watchdogs and the media, according to German tabloid Bild.

Unknown hackers found their way into the Liechtenstein’s e-banking system this week and managed to obtain a ton of sensitive information on payment orders, parent companies and bank customers, most of whom reside in Germany.

The bank’s CEO Fong Chi Wah said in a statement: “The attacker did not obtain details of the account statement or asset data and possible ... (read more)