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Browse: Home / 2020 / January / 10 / Hackers Cripple Airport Currency Exchanges, Seeking $6 Million Ransom – The New York Times

Hackers Cripple Airport Currency Exchanges, Seeking $6 Million Ransom – The New York Times

By Securities Docket on January 10, 2020, 10:15 am

The numbers that usually glow with exchange rates on Travelex boards in airports worldwide have gone dark, after the London-based currency exchange company was forced to go offline after it discovered a ransomware attack on Dec. 31.

The disruption has also affected banks like Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC, which have been unable to fulfill foreign currency orders for their customers.

via Hackers Cripple Airport Currency Exchanges, Seeking $6 Million Ransom – The New York Times.

Posted in Data Breach, Industry, Top | Tagged Ransomware

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