HSBC on Thursday confirmed that it had suffered a cyber attack that took down several of the bank's websites around the world.
The company was hit by a denial of service attack, which limited access to its websites and online banking services. The attack, however, "did not affect any customer data," HSBC said.
"We are taking appropriate action, working hard to restore service. We are pleased to say that some sites are now back up and running," the bank said. "We are cooperating with the relevant authorities and will cooperate with other organisations that have been similarly affected by such criminal acts."
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