Cyber attack sends computer security ETF surging as FireEye gains

There's nothing like a worldwide cyber attack to make the $967 million PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF, or HACK, jump the most in six months.

By Dani Burger | May 15, 2017 at 07:57 AM

(Bloomberg) -- Call it the flight to cyber-safety.

After a wave of global online attacks over the weekend, companies such as FireEye that provide software security services gained Monday on speculation the exposed weaknesses may trigger a surge in security spending.

The $967 million PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF, or HACK, jumped the most in six months.

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