Payment Services impacted at Rural Indian Banks after Ransomware Attack
INCIDENT
recently found itself thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A major ransomware attack crippled C-Edge Technologies' systems. The company is a leading provider of IT solutions for the Indian banking and financial sector. The attack caused a ripple effect that disrupted payment services at nearly 300 small banks across India.
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) disconnected all forms of retail payment services offered by C-Edge Technologies after the company allegedly came under a ransomware attack two days ago.
Victims
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified
References
- RansomEXX ransomware strikes Indian banks: CloudSEK
- NPCI disconnects C-Edge Tech from retail payments after alleged ransomware attack
- C-Edge Technologies: A deep dive into the Indian fintech powerhouse hit by major cyberattack
- Ransomware strike hits bank services: 200+ cooperatve, rural banks face outage after malware attack