Ransomware attack on ICBC disrupts trades in US Treasury market
中国工商银行美国金融服务子公司遭勒索软件攻击
Chinese bank says it has contained a hack that affected some fixed income and equities transactions
勒索软件攻击迫使该行客户改变交易路线，对美国国债市场的流动性产生了一些影响，但并未损害市场的整体运行。
A ransomware attack on the financial services arm of China’s largest bank has disrupted the US Treasury market by forcing clients of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to reroute trades, market participants said on Thursday.
市场参与者周四表示，针对中国最大银行中国工商银行(ICBC)美国金融服务子公司的勒索软件攻击迫使该行客户改变交易路线，扰乱了美国国债市场。
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association first told members on Wednesday that ICBC Financial Services had been hit by ransomware software, which paralyses computer systems unless a payment is made, several people familiar with the discussions said.
几位知情人士表示，美国证券业与金融市场协会(SIFMA)最早在周三告诉会员，工银金融服务有限责任公司(ICBC Financial Services)受到了勒索软件的攻击。除非付款，否则该软件会使计算机系统瘫痪。
The attack prevented ICBC FS from settling Treasury trades on behalf of other market participants, according to traders and banks, with some equity trades also affected. Market participants including hedge funds and asset managers rerouted trades because of the disruption and the attack had some effect on Treasury market liquidity, according to trading sources, but it was not impairing the market’s overall functioning.
交易员和银行表示，此次攻击导致工银金融服务无法代表其他市场参与者结算美国国债交易，一些股票交易也受到影响。交易消息人士称，包括对冲基金和资产管理公司在内的市场参与者因为此次中断改变了交易路线，此次攻击对美国国债市场的流动性产生了一些影响，但并未损害市场的整体运行。
