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On August 21, 2026, private equity firm Apollo confirmed that it had been hacked and suffered a data breach. This incident occurred during a wave of cyberattacks against large financial institutions. TechCrunch reported this news, noting that the security vulnerability exposed the serious challenges companies face in protecting sensitive financial data. Currently, Apollo is cooperating with relevant investigative agencies to handle this matter, and the specific scope of impact and subsequent measures are still being verified.
California's attorney general → Apollo Global Management 确认黑客窃取个人数据
私募巨头 Apollo Global Management 确认遭黑客攻击，其云端系统被窃取大量个人信息。该事件发生于 7 月 6 日至 10 日，黑客利用社会工程学手段获取了员工及关联公司的姓名、出生日期、联系方式（含家庭住址）和社会安全号码。此前一个月，安全研究人员已警告针对金融和私募巨头的新黑客活动，Google 指出攻击者通过冒充 IT 支持骗取密码并勒索赎金，部分案件赎金高达 75 万美元。Apollo 已向加州总检察长提交信函确认此事，其管理资产达 9380 亿美元，员工约 5000 人。