SECTOR PROFILE

Target Sector: Financial Services, Consumer Credit

Court filings, technical advisories, and enforcement actions documenting cyber intrusions against Financial Services, Consumer Credit organizations.

Key Facts

Total Cases
1
Prosecution records
Identified Losses
$1.4 billion
Court & SEC estimates
  • 1 documented prosecution cases targeting the Financial Services, Consumer Credit sector.
  • Cumulative reported financial losses exceed $1.4 billion.
  • Documented from federal indictments and SEC Form 8-K disclosures.

Documented Incidents

fugitive 2020-01-28

U.S. v. Wu et al. (Equifax PLA Unit 54th Research Institute)

Four military officers with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) 54th Research Institute charged with hacking into Equifax networks, stealing trade secrets, and exfiltrating personally identifiable information (PII) of roughly 147 million American citizens.