Business & Tech

Hackers Take Down Citizens Site

Hackers took down the website of one of New England's largest banks.

A bank with a branch in Danvers had its website taken down by hacker in recent days, reports WCVB TV.

The Citizens Bank website was down on Thursday for what the bank said was a "a temporary disruption due to an unusually high volume of Internet traffic," channel 5 reported.

Citizens Bank has a location in Danvers inside Stop and Shop at Danvers Plaza on Route 1.

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