Excerpt:
Subway safety in New York took on a new meaning when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority acknowleged a cyber intrusion, which set off loud alarm bells about the rising threat of system hacks.
The MTA is one of the largest municipal issuers and reports linked China’s government to the episode.
Despite MTA officials? assurances of quick troubleshooting and no evidence of compromise to its operational systems, employee or customer information, this marked the latest chilling cybersecurity event for public finance.
Author(s): Paul Burton
Publication Date: 7 June 2021
Publication Site: Fidelity Fixed Income