We have completed our assessment of the files illegally downloaded during the breach and are notifying the organizations whose files contained sensitive information to support them and assist in managing the impact on their customers and staff, says Adrian Orr, the reserve bank s governor.
The Reserve Bank s investigation found that files removed from the bank s systems exposed data that included personal email addresses, dates of birth and credit information, Orr says.
The bank has brought in KPMG to conduct an additional independent review of its systems and processes. Our core functions remain unaffected, sound and operational, Orr notes.
Accellion s FTA Breached
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Software vendor failed to notify Reserve Bank of hack for five days, says governor
Reserve Bank it got no warning of mid-December hack or software patch
Adrian Orr (Reserve Bank of NZ) Credit: Supplied
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says it received no warning for five days after an attack that targeted its file sharing system from US software vendor Accellion.
“We had no warning to avoid the attack which began in mid-December, bank governor Adrian Orr said today.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said on Tuesday it would place more stringent loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions to reduce the risks to financial stability caused by high-risk mortgage lending.