09-01-2015 17:08 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Hacker demands money from Swiss bank BCGE

ZURICH/GENEVA (Reuters) - A hacker claiming to be behind a cyber attack on Banque Cantonale de Geneve, or BCGE, used social media on Friday to threaten to leak confidential data on the Swiss bank's clients if its demands for payment weren't met. Judicial authorities said a Geneva prosecutor was handling a formal complaint lodged by the cantonal (state) bank on Jan. 6, but gave no details. "A criminal complaint has been received from the Banque Cantonale de Geneve. An investigation
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