Travelex 'being held to ransom' by hackers said to be demanding $3m
by Rob Davies and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#4XJ0W)
Cyber-attack forced currency exchange firm to take down all its global websites
The 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.
Criminals are thought to be demanding about $3m (2.3m) - to give the firm access to its computer systems after they attacked using the Sodinokibi ransomware on 31 December.
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