HSBC UK online banking operations disrupted by DDoS attack

HSBC UK online banking operations disrupted by DDoS attack

February 2, 2016 | NSFOCUS

SC Magazine

HSBC UK was the target for a DDoS attack that flooded the financial institution’s systems with manufactured traffic, much to the dismay of online banking customers who were unable to access and manage their accounts. Dave Martin, our security expert and director suggested that HSBC’s servers “were probably busy handling a surge of requests from legitimates users once the service was restored.” To read the full article, please click here.

 

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