Moody's Corporation has integrated its credit intelligence into Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services platform. As a launch partner, Moody's provides financial professionals with direct access to credit ratings, research, and risk intelligence through its Credit Model Context Protocol server. The integration eliminates the need for custom integrations whilst grounding AI outputs in trusted data. Financial professionals can now conduct credit analysis, counterparty assessment, entity screening, and market research without leaving their working environment. Ana Meauta, Managing Director at Moody's, said the move reflects the company's strategy of delivering intelligence wherever financial professionals work as agentic AI transforms workflows. The partnership expands Moody's collaboration with Google Cloud, providing customers with decision-grade data at the point of decision.

Details emerge on BlackFile's recent attacks on financial companies. BlackFile's four affiliate groups are still targeting victims, including medical technology organizations. Several potential victims received new extortion demands last week, according to Google. August 17, 2026 A cybercrime group responsible for a string of recent attacks against private equity firms, law firms and financial rating agencies remains active and continued to target new victims as of late last week, according to researchers. BlackFile, which Google Threat Intelligence Group tracks as UNC6671 and associates more broadly with The Com, has been active since the start of the year, shifting its focus from one sector to the next. "We have seen continued targeting against the financial sector with additional targeting of other organizations including in the med tech space," Austin Larsen, principal threat analyst at GTIG, told CyberScoop. The extortion group impersonates IT support in voice-phishing and social engineering attacks, and recently split its extortion operations across four brands with shared infrastructure: Redact, Pink, Helix and Falcon. Several organizations received new extortion demands from Redact in the last week, according to Google. BlackFile and its various affiliates have impacted organizations in multiple industries, including healthcare, technology, transportation, logistics, wholesale, retail and hospitality. "BlackFile does go after some of the largest organizations in the sectors that they go for. They're not going after small companies," Larsen said. "This is big-game hunting." The group's extortion demands often start around $3 million and payments, including several in the past few weeks, have typically been negotiated down to less than $1 million, according to Google. Flashpoint researchers told CyberScoop they have observed malicious infrastructure targeting Blackstone, Bain Capital, Moody's, CME and Apollo, but it's unclear if any of those firms were compromised. BlackFile's steady pace of activity underscores the persistent threat it poses, as it targets an average of 1.5 new victims daily, researchers said. Some of the group's recent victims have been subject to threatening messages and other forms of escalation, including swatting incidents, a tactic adopted by several subsets of The Com, according to Google. The attackers use hundreds of callers, often lower-level people that are recruited for a small fee or an opportunity to earn goodwill with the group, who make the voice phishing calls to obtain initial access. Larsen estimates less than a dozen core operators run the different brands under the BlackFile umbrella. "From the intrusion data that we're seeing, this does appear to be essentially the same group," he said, adding that different people may be operating the various brands, but they're all linked back to the same threat cluster using shared infrastructure. Mandiant incident responders encounter BlackFile often, having been engaged by more than two dozen organizations successfully compromised by the threat group since January. New victims in the financial sector were calling Mandiant in for help earlier this month. Voice-based phishing attacks for data theft extortion aren't sophisticated or novel, but BlackFile and other cybercrime groups consistently prove their continued effectiveness across virtually any sector or organization. "They're really hitting on the human weakness element here," Larsen said.

Moody's Corporation elects Keith Demmings to Board of Directors. August 12, 2026 04:15:00 pm Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) today announced that Keith Demmings has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2026. Mr. Demmings, 54, currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc., a publicly traded company that safeguards and services connected devices, homes, automobiles, and commercial equipment in partnership with the world's leading brands, a position he has held since January 2022. He has also served on Assurant's Board of Directors since that time. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Demmings served as President of Assurant from 2021 to 2022, overseeing all operating segments, including Global Lifestyle and Global Housing. Earlier, he served as Executive Vice President and President, Global Lifestyle from 2016 to 2021, Executive Vice President and President, Global Markets from 2015 to 2016, and Executive Vice President and President, International, from 2013 to 2015, with responsibility for Assurant's international operations across multiple regions. Since joining the predecessor to Assurant in 1997, Mr. Demmings has held leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including President, Canada. Throughout his nearly three decades with the organization, he has led businesses across North America, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, with responsibility for strategy, financial performance, and growth across international and domestic operations. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Victoria. "We are pleased to welcome Keith to Moody's Board of Directors," said Vincent Forlenza, Chairman of Moody's Corporation. "Keith's proven leadership, global operating experience and deep insurance expertise will be a tremendous asset to the Board. As the insurance sector continues to play a critical role in helping businesses and communities manage risk, Keith's perspective will complement Moody's own focus on empowering customers with data, insights and solutions to navigate an increasingly complex world. We look forward to his contributions as Moody's continues to drive innovation and long-term growth." ABOUT MOODY'S CORPORATION In a world shaped by increasingly interconnected risks, Moody's (NYSE:MCO) data, insights, and innovative technologies help customers develop a holistic view of their world and unlock opportunities. With a rich history of experience in global markets and a diverse workforce of approximately 16,000 across more than 40 countries, Moody's gives customers the comprehensive perspective needed to act with confidence and thrive. For Moody's Investor Relations Shivani Kak Moody's Corporation +1.212.553.0298 [email protected] For Moody's Communications Chris Cashman Moody's Corporation +1.212.553.0729 [email protected]