Merseytravel and Mersey Ferries Hit by Cyberattack
INCIDENT
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority issued a statement on Friday afternoon saying its had been informed on Thursday by one of its third-party suppliers that it was the victim of a cyber-attack. In response the CA shut down both the Merseytravel and Mersey Ferries websites, although both appeared to be functioning normally again on Friday afternoon.
“This attack has potentially affected some of our online services provided via our Merseytravel and Mersey Ferries websites."
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified