The Bank of Mexico ( Banxico ) has heightened its security to red alert after insurance giant AXA announced it had detected a cyber attack on its connection to the bank 's electronic interbank payment system . The insurer said no funds or customer data was compromised and that procedures had been followed in notifying the bank and implementing actions to guarantee security . However , it stated that , due to being made aware of " inconsistencies " within its system , it has relaxed all security measures and has transferred some non - banking assets to a different system while the breach is investigated with the assistance of the authorities .
The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) has heightened its security to red alert after insurance giant AXA announced it had detected a cyber attack on its connection to the bank's electronic interbank payment system. The insurer said no funds or customer data was compromised and that protocol had been followed in notifying the bank and implementing actions to guarantee security. However, Banxico stated that, due to being made aware of "inconsistencies" within its system, it has activated all security protocols and has transferred some non-banking users to a different system while the breach is investigated with the assistance of the authorities.