Nationwide Outage: BridgePay Payment Gateway Confirms Ransomware Attack Crippled Production Systems
CRITICAL BridgePay Confirms Ransomware Attack Responsible for Crippling Nationwide Payment Gateway Outage
U.S. payment gateway provider BridgePay Network Solutions has confirmed a ransomware attack was the cause of a massive service outage that began on February 6, 2026. The attack took down numerous production systems, including the BridgePay Gateway API, virtual terminals, and hosted payment pages, disrupting credit and debit card processing for merchants across the United States in sectors like retail, hospitality, and government. Many businesses were forced to revert to cash-only operations. BridgePay has engaged the FBI and U.S. Secret Service. While the company states that an initial investigation suggests no usable payment card data was exposed due to encryption, a timeline for full service restoration has not been provided, and the process is expected to be lengthy.
Feb 8, 2026
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Ransomware
Cyberattack
Data Breach
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