Hackers demand $6 mln ransom from Travelex

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On January 1st the world’s largest argest foreign exchange bureau which specializes in international payments, Travelex, got hacked. The hackers used the the Sodinokibi ransomware on New Year’s Eve to breach the bureau’s systems. After the hack the perpetrators made an initial demand for 3 million dollars, threatening that if they don not get paid they would release over 5GB of clients’ personal data, which includes social security numbers, dates of birth and payment card information into the public domain and that they would delete the company’s systems. The ransom was later increased to 6 million dollars.

Everything gets hacked these days, sometimes I wonder when it would start happening to banks and stock exchanges.
 
What if, in some cyber-conflict, someone not only inflicts damage through internet, but sends a small team of soldiers/terrorists(?) to sabotage NYSE's ,,hards" in those deserts ?

Does a NYSE have a plan B for such scenario ?

I wonder, what kind of security level, they maintain there.


(story spinup, - googles algos detects a guy, on forum, talking about terrorists, NYSE and security levels.
CIA sends few agents, to take him out... :D)
 
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