LexisNexis took its Diligence, Metabase API, and Newsdesk services offline as part of its response to unusual activity on servers hosted and managed by an unnamed third-party vendor. The company said it is investigating the incident with assistance from a cybersecurity forensic firm and is rebuilding affected systems in a new environment before bringing the services back online. “Earlier this week, we identified unusual activity on servers that are hosted and managed by a third-party vendor,” reads the notification sent to customers last week. “To protect our customers and contain the issue at its source, we made the immediate decision to disconnect from those third-party systems.” LexisNexis is a global data analytics company providing legal, business, regulatory, and risk information…