ECU Worldwide chief confirms IT systems are down after ‘cyber incident’

Alex Lennane reports:

The chief executive of ECU Worldwide has confirmed the company’s systems have been affected by a “cyber incident”.

In a note to customers, Tim Tudor wrote: “Our online systems have been temporarily unavailable due to a cyber incident.

“As a precautionary measure we have taken our systems offline. This includes emails.

“Our IT team, along with a top independent global IT vendor, are in the midst of completing the requisite processes to get our systems and platforms back online.”