Notice of Cyber Security Incident
12/01/2023 07:00
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RNS Number : 4617M NFT Investments PLC 12 January 2023
12 January 2023
NFT Investments PLC
("NFT Investments" or the "Company")
Notice of Cyber Security Incident
NFT Investments (AQSE: NFT), an incubator specialising in the market for
non-fungible tokens ("NFTs"), reports that it is currently managing a cyber
security incident after discovering a fraudulent phishing attack from an
unknown external source on 9 January 2023.
The attack resulted in the loss of USD 250,000 of the Company's assets, which
represents less than 1% of NFT's current Net Asset Value. The Board has seen
no evidence that the financial performance of the Company has been impaired.
On becoming aware of the attack, NFT immediately implemented its incident
response plan and will commission a 3(rd) party report to investigate the
circumstances of the incident. Separately, the Company is examining additional
technical precautions in its systems and controls in order to prevent a
similar event from occurring in the future.
The Company will inform the market if there are any notifiable changes to the
situation.
This announcement contains information which, prior to its disclosure, was
inside information as stipulated under Regulation 11 of the Market Abuse
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/310 (as amended). Upon the publication
of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside
information is now considered to be in the public domain.
The directors of NFT Investments accept responsibility for this announcement.
For further information please contact:
NFT Investments
Jon Bixby via Tancredi +44 207 887 7633
Executive Chairman
First Sentinel Corporate Finance
Corporate Adviser +44 7876 888 011
Brian Stockbridge
Tennyson Securities
Corporate Broker +44 207 186 9030
Peter Krens
Tancredi Intelligent Communication
Media Relations
Gabriela Amaya Garcia +44 7915 035 294
Charlie Hobbs +44 7897 557 112
nftinvestments@tancredigroup.com (mailto:nftinvestments@tancredigroup.com)
About NFT Investments:
NFT Investments PLC is an incubator specialising in the market for
non-fungible tokens ("NFTs") and is the first ever NFT vehicle to list in a
major jurisdiction worldwide. The Company invests in a diversified portfolio
of NFTs, cryptocurrency, and/or in companies or funds which have exposure to
NFT or blockchain technology. The Company's leadership team have an extensive
track record in the cryptocurrency sector and previously founded Argo
Blockchain PLC, a global crypto miner. NFT Investments is headquartered
in London, UK and its shares are listed on the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth
Market under the ticker symbol NFT. https://www.nftinvest.pro/
(https://www.nftinvest.pro/)
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