UK financial regulator says monitoring incident at Ion's clearing unit

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LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The UK's financial regulator said on Thursday it is aware of an ongoing incident at a unit of financial data and markets company Ion, which was hit with a ransomware attack earlier this week. "We're aware of this ongoing incident and we will continue to work with our counterparts and the firms affected," a Financial Conduct Authority spokesperson said on Thursday. Ion Markets said on Tuesday that part of its company called Ion Cleared Derivatives "experienced a cybersecurity event". Ion declined to comment when asked by Reuters on Thursday. (Reporting by Harry Robertson; Editing by Amanda Cooper)

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