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EquiLend systems go offline amid cyber attack


24 January 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

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Financial technology firm EquiLend has taken steps to secure its systems amid a 鈥渃yber security incident鈥 that resulted in parts of the firm going offline.

The technical issue was identified on 22 January which placed portions of its systems offline, these are believed to include NGT and DataLend.

The global financial technology company launched an investigation following the incident which identified an 鈥渦nauthorised access鈥 to its systems.

An EquiLend spokesperson says: 鈥淲e are working with external cybersecurity firms and other professional advisers to assist with our investigation and restoration of service. Clients have been advised that this may take several days.鈥

In recent news, EquiLend announced it will be acquired by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), which will own a majority stake in the company.
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