New Zealand bourse website hit by fresh cyberattack, but keeps trading

The New Zealand stock market was hit by a fifth day of cyber attacks on Monday, crashing its website, but maintained trading after switching to a contingency plan for the release of market announcements.
NZX Ltd was halted for most of last week due to the attacks, which authorities have said originated offshore.
Monday’s attack came shortly after NZX said it had agreed with the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) on a back-up plan for the release of market announcements.
A spokesman for NZX confirmed the website was down, but said trading on its platform, which began at 10.00 a.m. local time (2200 GMT), was continuing as usual through the contingency arrangements.
He declined to comment on who was behind the attacks, whether there had been any extortion demand or what measures have been put in place to stop future attacks.