Ransomware at ICBC’s US subsidiary disrupts Treasury trading
The US financial services subsidiary of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was hit by a ransomware attack, disrupting some systems and the processing of US Treasury trades. The affected systems were isolated, and recovery and investigation were carried out with outside experts and law enforcement. The attackers later claimed to have received a ransom, and counterparties were cautious about resuming trading.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to some systems of the US financial services subsidiary and to US Treasury trade processing
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The ransomware attack on the US financial services subsidiary was confirmed, and systems were isolated while recovery and investigation got under way.
- The attackers claimed to have received a ransom from ICBC.
- Counterparties were cautious about resuming trading after the cyber-attack.
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