Private equity giant Apollo confirms data breach saw personal info stolen

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Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:05:00 +0000

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We don't know how many people are affected, or if they're employees or customers.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Apollo confirms July 2026 cyberattack via social engineering exposed PII in its cloud environment Data included names, DOB, contact info, addresses, and Social Security numbers
Firm offers two years of identity protection; no evidence of dark web leaks yet Apollo, one of the biggest private equity firms in the world, has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack which compromised some peoples personally identifiable information.

The company notified Californias Attorney Generals Office about the breach
and shared a copy of the letter it is now sending out to affected
individuals. It is impossible to discern from the letter if the victims are Apollo employees, customers, or someone else entirely, but the company did clearly explain what happened. As per the letter, an unidentified threat
actor tricked an Apollo employee into granting them access to the companys cloud environment. The attackers used social engineering (usually phishing), which means the victim either tried logging in using a spoofed landing page, unknowingly installed an infostealer, or was convinced to grant the attackers access via remote monitoring and management software. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: Was there really a hack? The company spotted the attack a few days later, and after activating its safety protocols (notifying the police, enhancing its security protocols, and bringing in third-party forensic experts), launched an investigation which showed that
the attackers accessed its cloud platform between July 6 and 10.

During our investigation, we learned on August 12, 2026 that the information potentially impacted by this incident included your name, date of birth, contact information, home address, and your Social Security Number (SSN), the company said. This means that financial data such as credit card or bank account information, was not compromised. You may like Healthtech firm CareCloud reveals March 2026 data breach impacted 3.7 million patients US healthcare software giant Unlimited Technology Systems admits hackers may
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Still, cybercriminals can make use of this type of information, as is often the case in identity theft , business email compromise, and even wire fraud.

Apollo is now offering two years of free identity theft protection and monitoring for affected individuals through Cyberscout. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get
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At press time, no threat actors claimed responsibility for the attack, and
the data has not yet surfaced anywhere on the dark web.

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