Cybersecurity
Travelex Crippled Since New Year’s Eve by Ransomware Attack
- Website, services halted in 30 countries to limit spread
- U.K. Metropolitan Police cyber unit investigating the attack
A pedestrian passes a Travelex store in London.
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Travelex Holdings Ltd., the London-based foreign exchange company, said it’s been successful in containing the spread of a cyber attack that forced the firm to suspend services across 30 countries.
It said in a statement on Wednesday that sensitive customer data appeared not to be compromised, and that it was now restoring internal systems.