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"Mysterious Team Bangladesh" Targeting India with DDoS Attacks and Data Breaches
2023-08-03 09:20

A hacktivist group known as Mysterious Team Bangladesh has been linked to over 750 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and 78 website defacements since June 2022. "The group most...

Bitter APT Hackers Continue to Target Bangladesh Military Entities
2022-07-06 05:05

Military entities located in Bangladesh continue to be at the receiving end of sustained cyberattacks by an advanced persistent threat tracked as Bitter. "Through malicious document files and...

Bitter APT Hackers Add Bangladesh to Their List of Targets in South Asia
2022-05-11 18:27

An espionage-focused threat actor known for targeting China, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia has expanded to set its sights on Bangladeshi government organizations as part of an ongoing campaign that commenced in August 2021. Cybersecurity firm Cisco Talos attributed the activity with moderate confidence to a hacking group dubbed the Bitter APT based on overlaps in the command-and-control infrastructure with that of prior campaigns mounted by the same actor.

Operations of Hacker Groups in Vietnam, Bangladesh Disrupted by Facebook
2020-12-11 14:50

Social media giant Facebook this week revealed that it has disrupted the activity of two groups of hackers - one operating from Vietnam and the other from Bangladesh. The groups, Facebook says, were engaging in cyber-espionage activities, attempting to compromise accounts to gain access to information of interest.

'Silence' Gang Tied to Bank Heist in Bangladesh: Report
2019-07-03 20:18

Group-IB Says Analysis of Malware Leads to Russian-Speaking GangA recent $3 million bank heist in Bangladesh is likely the handiwork of "Silence," a Russian-speaking gang known for its slow and...

Bangladesh Bank Sues to Recover Funds After Cyber Heist
2019-02-04 13:03

New York Fed Provides Technical Assistance Aimed at Recovering Lost $81 MillionBangladesh Bank, supported by the New York Fed, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court to try and recover $81...

After Cyber Heist, Bangladesh Bank Sues to Recover Funds
2019-02-04 12:33

New York Fed Provides Technical Assistance Aimed at Recovering Lost $81 MillionBangladesh Bank, supported by the New York Fed, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court to try and recover $81...

Bangladesh to Sue Philippine Bank Over $81M Cyber Heist
2019-01-30 16:03

Bangladesh will Wednesday file a lawsuit in New York against a Philippine bank over its involvement in one of the biggest-ever cyber heists, the country's central bank governor said. read more

Bangladesh to File U.S. Suit Over Central Bank Heist
2018-02-07 23:00

Bangladesh's central bank will file a lawsuit in New York against a Philippine bank over the world's largest cyber heist, the finance minister said Wednesday. read more

Philippine Bank Accuses Bangladesh of Heist 'Cover-Up'
2017-12-13 15:34

A Philippine bank on Tuesday accused Bangladesh's central bank of a "massive cover-up" over an $81-million cyber-heist last year, as it rejected allegations it was mostly to blame. read more