Cyber-attack forced currency exchange firm to take down all its global websitesTravelex 'being held to ransom' by hackers said to be demanding $3mThe foreign currency specialist Travelex is reportedly being held to ransom by hackers who launched a cyber-attack a week ago that forced the firm to take down all of its global websites. Travelex sites have been offline for a week, with the firm providing foreign exchange services manually in its branches. The group’s customer website carried a message to visitors that online services were down due to “planned maintenance”. In a statement, Virgin Money said: “Investigations by Travelex are ongoing, with no confirmed timescales for resolution. As this is a global Travelex issue, customers are currently unable to place orders via the Virgin Money travel money website (or any Travelex website) or the contact centre.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2020 15:29 UTC