In the latest cybersecurity news, Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay — a company operating in the UY — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group crypto24. This data breach, discovered on 2025-10-03 09:12:18.989659, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2025.
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Incident Report
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Target Organization | Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay |
| Threat Group | crypto24 |
| Summary | We have exfiltrated over 700GB of most sensitive highly sensitive customer PII, financial/accounting records, legal/contracts, property/title documents, credit and risk files, market/trading operations data, and IT/security configuration information. |
| Date of Breach | 2025-10-03 09:12:17.484263 |
| Discovery Date | 2025-10-03 09:12:18.989659 |
| Region | UY |
| Target Domain | www.bhu.net |
| Business Sector | Financial Services |
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Disclaimer: HookPhish does not engage in the exfiltration, downloading, taking, hosting, viewing, reposting, or disclosure of any stolen information. All breach data reported here is sourced from publicly available threat intelligence feeds for awareness purposes only.
