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Ransomware gang Hunters International reportedly claims to have stolen more than 5.2 million files belonging to the London branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), a Chinese state-owned bank and financial service corporation, and set a deadline of September 13 to release all the data unless demands are met …

  1. Tony Pott

    I bet there are intelligence agencies making offers for a copy of that data as we speak.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      You need to be crazy to bet against Intel agencies - some of those respectable men are a bit mad / excentric.

      If you have bet these in the past, I am sure a lot of attempts were made against your life. Or accidents.

      Or you have strong protection.

      Anonymous for obvious reasons.

      I am not affiliated with USA/UK and will never be. But I am a patriot and have my own point of view in geopolitics.

    2. elsergiovolador Silver badge

      Imagine placing an offer only to hear colleague at the next cubicle gasping...

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        "Imagine placing an offer only to hear colleague at the next cubicle gasping"

        Already imagined that. In my last meeting with these men, I knew the big stars were next room. But now I am better at communication.

        And I know my skills are being sought by other countries, so...

        Anonymous for obvious reasons.

  2. chuckufarley Silver badge

    So why does...

    ...A communist country need banks? For the same reason capitalist countries do: So they can be evil and blame others for it.

  3. lglethal Silver badge
    Meh

    Russian Cybergang attacking Chinese State-Owned bank... hmmm... Me thinks Xi might be giving Vlad a call one of these days.

    "Something, something, rein them in or our support disappears, something, something..."

    1. Clausewitz4.0 Bronze badge
      Devil

      Or likely a false flag attack. The Fog of war.

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