Valartis Bank (Liechtenstein) AG — Data Breach
- Victim: Valartis Bank (Liechtenstein) AG
- Date reported: 2016-11-29
- Country: LI
- Sector: Financial Services
- Severity: High
- Reported cause: network intrusion / data theft and extortion
Attackers breached Valartis Bank Liechtenstein's network, stole a copy of its client account database and correspondence, and emailed customers demanding up to 10% of their balances in Bitcoin under threat of leaking the data to tax authorities and the media.