Travelex sites down after software virus attack | Financial Times

Travelex sites down after software virus attack | Financial Times:

Travelex sites were down on Thursday after the foreign currency service discovered it had been hit by a software virus.

The company said it had immediately taken all of its systems offline “as a precautionary measure in order to protect data and prevent the spread of the virus” after learning of the attack on New Year’s Eve.

The early results of its investigation show no signs that personal or customer data were compromised. Travelex has deployed IT specialists and external cyber security experts to help restore affected systems and “isolate the virus.”

“We regret having to suspend some of our services in order to contain the virus and protect data. We apologise to all our customers for any inconvenience caused as a result. We are doing all we can to restore our full services as soon as possible,” said Tony D’Souza, chief executive of Travelex.