Security News > 2016 > April > Bangladesh Bank hackers compromised SWIFT software with bespoke malware (Help Net Security)
2016-04-25 20:36
Bit by bit, indications about how the attackers who targeted Bangladesh’s central bank managed to take off with some $80 milllion (of the nearly $1 billion they aimed for) via fraudulent transfers are coming to light. First it was established that second-hand, cheap networking equipment that collects next to no network data, and the lack of a firewall between the bank’s SWIFT facility and the rest of the network, helped the attackers pull off the … More →
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