Banca di Credito Cooperativo (BCC) – one of Italy’s largest cooperative banks – has been hit by a ransomware attack allegedly carried out by one of the most aggressive gangs, the DarkSide gang. The attack “paralyzed” operations at 188 branches, causing serious problems for the bank’s customers, Italian newspaper “La Repubblica”. The newspaper also published a photo of a ransom note left by the hackers on the bank’s computers, claiming to be the DarkSide ransomware.
The Banca di Credito Cooperativo (BCC) attempted to downplay the incident, stating that the main cause of the problem is related to technical issues in the communication systems. The statement published by the bank calls on customers to use the ATMs or the “Home Banking” service, which, according to the bank, were not affected.
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The bank also reported that the technical problems that are slowing down normal operations are being resolved and will be gradually restored by Monday, May 3at the latest. In addition, the bank pointed out to its customers that ATMs are operating normally and that Home Banking can be used directly from a computer or smartphone.
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Specifically, the bank stated the following in its relevant statement: "We inform our customers that services, although with slowed operations due to line problems, are open to the public. Please note that ATMs are operating normally and that Home Banking can be used directly from a computer or smartphone, through which all operations can be performed."
As we mentioned earlier, Banca di Credito Cooperativo (BCC) is trying to fully restore all operations by May 3.
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It is worth noting that so far Banca di Credito Cooperativo (BCC) has not been included in the list of victims of the DarkSide ransomware gang published on the site managed by hackers who leak the data they steal from their respective attacks. This may be due to the fact that the two sides may be in negotiations.
Information source: securityaffairs.co
