Apollo Global Management has disclosed a data breach after hackers gained unauthorised access to some of the asset manager’s cloud systems and obtained personal information, according to a report by Reuters.
The New York-based private markets firm said the intrusion occurred between 6 July and 10 July. Apollo notified law enforcement and brought in external cybersecurity and forensic specialists to investigate the incident.
The company said it learned earlier this month that information potentially accessed during the breach included names, dates of birth, contact details, home addresses and Social Security numbers.
Apollo was among dozens of prominent US financial institutions and other businesses targeted in a recent wave of cyberattacks by criminals seeking to extort victims. The attacks have reportedly relied heavily on social-engineering techniques, including phone calls designed to trick employees into providing access credentials.
Apollo said its investigation remains ongoing and that it has not found evidence that the compromised information has been published or used for identity theft or fraud.
Individuals whose information was affected are being offered complimentary identity-protection and credit-monitoring services from a third-party provider, according to Matthew Breitfelder, Apollo’s global head of human capital.
