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Travelex

2 Jan 2020 · National · Technology
Ransomware HIGH ✓ Verified

What happened

Confirmed 2 Jan 2020. Global foreign currency exchange giant Travelex suffered total system paralysis on New Year's Day following a network deployment of Sodinokibi (REvil) ransomware, disrupting airport financial booths globally, including across Australia.

Incident details

Organisation
Travelex
Date
2 Jan 2020
Attack type
Ransomware
Severity
HIGH
Sector
Technology
State
National
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
Sodinokibi

Source

techradar.com ↗
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