Ion: after the hack, the clean-up
Some clients are now using Ion systems again, but synchronizing data with CCPs could take days.

Ion Group is allowing some customers to access its systems again after a cyber attack took them offline last week, though it could still be days before the affected services are fully functional.
Clients were informed on February 5 that restoration of the servers and data for futures trading service XTP was around 80–90% complete.
“They have already brought two players back online, and they’re replaying prior trade day activity to bring them current,” says a source who has been working with
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