New York CNN —EquiLend, a Wall Street firm that processes trillions of dollars of securities transactions a month, was hit by a cyberattack that has knocked some of its systems offline, the company said Wednesday.
The financial technology firm, owned by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other major Wall Street firms, said in a statement to CNN that it could take “several days” before services are fully restored.
“We immediately launched an investigation and have identified a cyber security incident involving unauthorized access to our systems,” Gohlke said.
EquiLend, owned by a consortium of Wall Street firms including BlackRock and Bank of America, is a significant player in the securities-lending industry through its NGT trading platform.
Last week, EquiLend announced a deal to sell a majority stake in itself to private-equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe for an undisclosed sum.
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New York CNN —, Goldman Sachs, Christopher Gohlke, ” EquiLend, ” Gohlke, “, Christopher Hayden, EquiLend, Anderson, Stowe
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