# EXCLUSIVE: Hackers targeted U.S. private equity, other firms including Blackstone, CME, data shows

https://mins.news/en/item/15462

- Reuters, 2026-08-06 18:25 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/hackers-targeted-us-private-equity-other-firms-including-blackstone-cme-data-2026-08-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a74d18569018900011c32ed

> Phone-based, ransom-seeking hackers targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses over the past month. The findings come from Google and internet intelligence data reviewed by Reuters. Blackstone and CME were among the firms identified as targets. The data points to a broad campaign aimed at well-known companies in the U.S. financial sector.

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