Wall Street's big hedge fund was hit by a cyber attack, Point 72 and Castle were targeted

On 6 August, according to the British Financial Times, several large hedge funds on Wall Street have recently been the target of a series of cyberattacks, provoking a high level of industry-wide vigilance about the risks of software system loopholes. According to sources, the billionaire Steve Cohen's Pot 72 and Ken Griffin's Citadel have all been subjected to voice fishing in recent days. Fish, i.e. the attackers try to get private information by telephone or similar means. An informed source revealed that in a hedge fund company, cybercriminals impersonated the company ' s guest services. They contacted staff and tried to obtain access to their identification application. Kim Xian