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Ransomware attack against ICBC disrupts US Treasury market

US arm of Chinese bank hit by ransomware attack which affected trades

The Chinese bank is the world’s largest by assets
The Chinese bank is the world’s largest by assets Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

The US arm of the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China was hit by a ransomware attack, reportedly causing disruptions to the US Treasury market.

ICBC, the world’s largest bank by assets, announced on 9 November that US-based ICBC Financial Services “experienced a ransomware attack that resulted in disruption” to certain internal systems on 8 November. The bank said the impacted systems were immediately disconnected and isolated, and law enforcement was notified.

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