Phil Muncaster A war of words has emerged between Bangladesh’s central bank and a Philippines lender over responsibility for an audacious $81m cyber-heist carried out last year. The spat began when…
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N Korea could be linked to cyber-attacks on banks, security firm says
A top cyber-security firm is investigating whether North Korea could be linked to attacks on banks in recent months. Symantec said it had evidence that the same group attempted to…
Bank of England in Swift Security Warning
Warning from Bank of England. By Phil Muncaster The Bank of England has told UK banks they need to perform compliance checks to ensure theyre following cybersecurity best practice following…
Bangladesh Government Sites Used in Phishing Campaign
The phishing pages are apparently still live after more than a week. By Phil Muncaster Bangladeshi government web pages have been compromised and used in phishing attacks, according to security…
Second bank cyber-attack detected by Swift after Bangladesh raid
A cyber-attack, similar to one that saw $81m (£56m) stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank, has hit a second bank. The warning about the second attack came from Swift, which oversees…
Bangladeshi police accuse SWIFT technicians of leaving central bank vulnerable to hack
The Bangladeshi central bank was left more vulnerable to cyberattack after connection to the SWIFT financial network, Reuters reports. By Peter Sayer Technicians from the SWIFT global financial network connecting…