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Apollo Global Management Hit by Social Engineering Attack and Data Breach

Published

21 August 2026

Topic

technology

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

United States

◆ Source

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◆ Verified

Fusion42 · 24 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Apollo Global Management suffered a social engineering attack leading to a data breach exposing personal information such as names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers from unauthorized cloud access in early July 2026. The incident is part of a broader trend targeting financial and professional services firms through voice phishing campaigns aiming at data theft and extortion.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 3 sources have reported it between 21 Aug 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Your financial services business must harden defences against voice phishing now before attackers steal sensitive customer data. Law enforcement and regulators are alert and response expectations for data breaches are rising fast.

◆ Coverage

3 sources · first reported 21 Aug 2026 · latest 24 Aug 2026

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Fintechdata-breachsocial-engineeringfinancial-servicescloud-securityvoice-phishing