Hackers targeted US private equity, other firms including Blackstone, CME, data shows

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The data shows the ​hackers devised websites aimed at stealing passwords from employees of private equity firms and financial companies including Blackstone, Bridgewater Associates, Apollo Global Management, Bain ​Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group, Clearlake Capital and Moody's, as well as other businesses. Internet company Google said in a blog post about the hacking campaign published on Thursday that the hackers operate under a range of names, including Redact, Pink, Falcon and Helix.