MILAN, July 24 (Reuters) - Italian asset manager Azimut (AZMT.MI) said on Monday it had suffered a cyberattack that did not harm its customers' sensitive data, and had received a ransom request which it rebuffed.
Israeli hacking monitoring start-up DarkFeedsaid the attack was carried out by BlackCat, the same ransomware group which in September stole large amounts of data from state-owned Italian energy services firm GSE.
Tel Aviv-based DarkFeed said on its website that Azimut had been hit on July 21, listing it as one of BlackCat's 477 victims.
BlackCat, also known as ALPHV, emerged in late 2021 and is known for having launched sophisticated attacks on scores of companies across the U.S. and Europe.
Reporting by Elvira Pollina and Valentina Za, editing by Gavin JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Azimut, BlackCat, DarkFeed, Elvira Pollina, Valentina Za, Gavin Jones
Organizations:
MILAN, Thomson
Locations:
Italian, Tel Aviv, Europe, Italy