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

Published

7 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

Fintech

Geography

United States

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Read at techcrunch.com

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Fusion42 · 29 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Unknown hacker groups are targeting US financial and investment firms by calling employees to gain access and steal sensitive data for extortion, according to Google's security researchers.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Your fintech or financial services firm faces a surge in extortion attempts via phone-based hacking; tighten employee security training and incident response this week to block new attack vectors.

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1 source · 7 Aug 2026

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