Hong Kong-listed Get Nice hit by cyberattack, impacting trading systems (updated)
UPDATE 1-Hong Kong-listed Get Nice hit by cyberattack, impacting trading systems Adds further details from paragraph 3 onwards
July 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-listed Get Nice Holdings 0064.HK said on Wednesday that its units were hit by a cyberattack on July 19, temporarily affecting its electronic trading systems and other services, including stock withdrawals.
Although its securities unit restarted operations later on Wednesday, its futures unit was yet to resume services, the company said in a statement.
Get Nice said there was currently no evidence that any information was misused, and that it had engaged a cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation into the incident.
The financial services firm also said that it had informed the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Hong Kong police and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong of the incident.
The company does not expect the incident to cause material adverse impact on its financials and operations.
The incident follows a recent request by the Securities and Futures Commission to licensed firms to improve their cybersecurity defences amid a surge in advanced AI-driven cyber threats.
(Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
Recent news on Get Nice Holdings
See all newsBrief: Get Nice Announces Cyberattack On Subsidiaries Causing Temporary Trading System Interruption
Hong Kong-listed Get Nice hit by cyberattack, impacting trading systems (updated)
Hong Kong-listed Get Nice hit by cyberattack
Brief: Get Nice Proposes Privatisation Of Get Nice Holdings
Brief: Trading In Get Nice Holdings Shares Halted At 9:00 A.M. On June 26, HKEX Says