Cyber attacks halt New Zealand stock exchange for 4th day
Straits Times, 28 Aug 2020
New Zealand authorities haven't commented on the suspected
source of the attacks, which flood a network with Internet traffic and disrupt
services, other than saying they originate from offshore. Security intelligence
company Akamai warned earlier this week that extortionists claiming to be the
Russian-linked hacking group Fancy Bear have recently been sending ransom
letters to companies in finance, travel and e-commerce in the Asia Pacific, US
and UK demanding payments to stop attacks.
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Risk parameters in ESMA’s guidelines on stress test
scenarios under the Money Markets Fund Regulation to be updated
ESMA, 27 Aug 2020
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU
securities markets regulator, today confirms that the 2019 Guidelines on stress
test scenarios under the Money Market Funds Regulation (MMFR) will be updated
in 2020 to include a modification of the risk parameters to reflect recent
market developments related to the COVID-19 crisis.
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