NZX early halt to trading caused by offshore internet attack

NZX early halt to trading caused by offshore internet attack
Staff reporters
NZX was the victim of an offshore internet attack which closed down trading just before 4pm this afternoon.Internet provider Spark said in a statement NZX experienced a "volumetric DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack" from offshore, which impacted NZX system connectivity.As a result NZX decided to halt trading in its cash markets at approximately 3.57pm.A DDoS attack aims to disrupt service by saturating a network with significant volumes of internet traffic.Spark said the attack was able to be mitigated and connectivity has n...

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