Security News > 2016 > May > SWIFT warns of new attacks, Bangladesh Bank heist linked to Sony hack (Help Net Security)

SWIFT, the organization that provides banks with a secure network for sending and receiving information about financial transactions, has sent out a warning about a malware attack against another bank. They believe that its customers are facing “a highly adaptive campaign targeting banks’ payment endpoints.” In the earlier case – the heist at Bangladesh’s central bank – the attackers compromised the bank’s environment, obtained valid operator credentials that allowed them to submit fraudulent SWIFT messages, … More →
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