"Large Spanish Bank Confirms Ransomware Attack"

A major bank in Spain has reported falling victim to a ransomware attack that impacted multiple offices. Globalcaja, headquartered in the Spanish city of Albacete, has more than 300 offices throughout Spain and provides banking services to nearly 500,000 customers. It manages over $4.6 billion in consumer loans and has about 1,000 employees. The Play ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the bank. The group claimed to have stolen private and personal confidential data, client and employee documents, passports, contracts, and more. The bank issued a statement verifying that ransomware was affecting computers at multiple local branches. Spanish financial institutions have long been a target for cybercriminals, but 2023 has seen an increase in ransomware attacks, with one attack disrupting operations at a Barcelona hospital and another bringing down a Spanish amusement park. According to Trend Micro, the Play ransomware group first appeared in July 2022, targeting government entities in Latin America, and recently made headlines for a damaging attack on the City of Oakland, which has spent weeks recovering from the incident. This article continues to discuss the ransomware attack on Globalcaja, the Play ransomware group claiming responsibility for the attack, and the increase ransomware attacks in Spain. 

The Record reports "Large Spanish Bank Confirms Ransomware Attack"