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[ N E W S R E V I E W | C Y B E R - S E C U R I T Y ] After cyber-attacks on payments, there’s no reason why securities won’t be next Experts believe there is no reason why cyber threats couldn’t spill over from payments into the securities market. The financial gain for a hacker targeting securities market infrastructures could be high, while custodians and brokers are also at risk. 20 Global Custodian Winter 2018