{
  "id": 270389,
  "title": "Top US hedge funds targeted by major vishing campaign — Blackstone, KKR and CME among those under fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/top-us-hedge-funds-targeted-by-major-vishing-campaign-blackstone-kkr",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-07T15:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/top-us-hedge-funds-targeted-by-major-vishing-campaign-blackstone-kkr-and-cme-among-those-under-fire"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A sophisticated vishing campaign has targeted top US hedge funds and law firms, including Blackstone, KKR, and CME Group, among others. The criminal group, previously known as BlackFile and now called Redact, impersonates IT staff over the phone and guides victims to fake login pages to steal their credentials and authentication tokens. Once inside the victim's accounts, the attackers access enterprise SaaS environments and exfiltrate sensitive data. The group then contacts the victims, threatening to leak their stolen information unless a ransom is paid. Google's Threat Intelligence team tracked $10.7 million flowing into 18 crypto wallets between January and May 2026, linked to the group's activities. The group has shown remarkable success, registering a new phishing domain approximately every 1.6 days between June and July. Despite these incidents, none of the confirmed targets, such as Greenberg Traurig LLP, claimed to have been breached.",
  "summary": "BlackFile (now known as Redact) has been busy, raking in more than $10 milllion since the start of the year.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sophisticated vishing campaign targets Blackstone, KKR, CME Group",
    "Criminal group impersonates IT staff, guides victims to fake login pages",
    "Attackers steal credentials, access SaaS environments, exfiltrate data"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}