EquiLend, a financial technology company owning a platform that executes $2.4 trillion of securities transactions each month, has confirmed unauthorized access to its systems on January 22. The incident has disrupted some of its services. The company has taken immediate steps to secure its systems and is working with external cybersecurity firms to restore the services as quickly as possible. Clients have been informed that this may take several days. The company is working closely with the U.S. Department of the Treasury to monitor the situation. The impact of the cyberattack on financial markets is yet to be determined.