Cyberattack Can’t Be Ruled Out for New York Stock Exchange Outage, Say Analysts
Despite statements to the contrary, the cybersecurity community is not ruling out the possibility of a cyberattack.
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in the afternoon on June 29, 2015 in New York City. Despite statements to the contrary, the cybersecurity community is not ruling out the possibility of a cyberattack. Bryan Thomas/Getty Images
Trading in securities was suspended on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday at 11:32 a.m. “All open orders will be canceled. Additional information will follow as soon as possible,” stated a brief message on its website.
What exactly caused the shutdown is still under investigation, yet foul play could be a factor.
There is a high probability that adversarial nation-states are behind it.
Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
