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news.bgov.com • May 4, 2026

A pro-Iranian cybercrime group has claimed responsibility for cyberattacks on Chime Financial Inc. and Inc. that knocked the websites of both companies offline.

Chime, a San Francisco-based fintech company, was hit with a distributed-denial-of-service attack on April 1, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named to internal information.

Customers expressed frustration on social media that they were unable to access services at the time. Chime disclosed the outage on its website but didn’t the reason why.

A pro-Iranian hacking group later claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Chime Faces Lawsuits After Alleged Iran-Linked Cyberattack On April 1, 2026, Chime Financial's mobile app experienced a significant outage attributed to a cyberattack by the pro-Iranian hacker group Team 313. Customers reported being unable to access their accounts, leading to concerns over potential data theft. Three proposed class action lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Team 313 breached Chime's systems and stole sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers and government-issued IDs. Chime has publicly stated that no data was stolen during the incident. Despite the claims, no evidence of a breach has been presented beyond existing public knowledge. The outage resulted in over 6,600 user reports on DownDetector, indicating widespread impact. As of May 4, 2026, Chime has not filed a material cybersecurity incident notice with the SEC, raising questions about the company's assessment of the incident's severity. Customers have expressed frustration and anxiety over the lack of access and potential data compromise. 4 sources 58

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