TD Canada Trust targeted by cyber attack
Posted Mar 21, 2013 02:59:27 PM.
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A cyber attack disabled TD Canada Trust’s online banking site for several hours, Thursday.
Customers weren’t able to log in to the site, beginning around 10 a.m. A TD spokesperson tells 1310News, the bank was the victim of a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, preventing its customers from logging to its website and mobile site.
A denial-of-service attack occurs when hackers flood a website with a large amount of fake traffic, and in turn, preventing others access.
The bank spokesperson says the attack had no effect on clients’ personal information or accounts and that most of the services are now up and running.
Business customers may still be unable to login to their online accounts.
The breach did not affect branch banking, telephone banking or ATMs.
