Evolve Bank’s Data Breach Nightmare: 7.6 Million Alerted as LockBit Strikes

In a digital oopsie-daisy, Evolve Bank & Trust plays mailman to 7.6 million folks, delivering “Sorry, we got hacked” notes. LockBit ransomware gang’s latest cyber shenanigan turns out to be a click-happy employee boo-boo. Now, free credit monitoring is the new ‘my bad’ goody bag. #EvolveDataBreach

Published: Added: July 9, 2024 at 7:21 amAssembled by: J J
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It seems Evolve Bank & Trust decided to play a real-life game of 'Trust Fall' with their cybersecurity, and oh boy, did they fall hard. With 7.6 million folks now in the 'thanks for your data' club, courtesy of LockBit, it's like Oprah's favorite giveaway—except instead of cars, it's personal info, and nobody's cheering. And the winner of the "Most Clickable Employee" award goes to... the person who clicked the malicious link. Give that person a phish, they click for a day; teach them cybersecurity, and... well, hopefully, we avoid a sequel to this breach saga.

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