Apollo Global confirms data breach after hackers target financial firms

Aug 21 : Asset manager Apollo Global Management suffered a data breach last month wherein hackers stole some personal information, according to a letter on Friday.The New York-based firm was among dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses that were recently targeted by ransom-seeking hackers

The private equity giant confirms a breach, weeks after Google researchers said hackers were targeting financial companies.

The race to buy Aldermore, the South African-owned challenger bank ensnared by the scandal over motor finance mis-selling, will intensify next month when private equity firms including CVC Capital Partners lodge offers for the company.