New Zealand’s Smartpay experiences ransomware attack

(Reuters) – New Zealand-based payments solution provider Smartpay Holdings said on Friday that it discovered last week it was experiencing a ransomware attack, which was affecting some of its systems in the country.

The company’s investigation confirmed theft of information of a group of customers in Australia and New Zealand from its systems.

(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)