cyber heist

Today In Data: True Digital Security May Not Happen Because Of Cyber Crime
Today In Data: True Digital Security May Not Happen Because Of Cyber Crime
June 12, 2017  |  Today In Data

Digital security may just be a pipe dream that society will always be chasing. With each new digitally infused product or service that opens up to...

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Hackers Leveraged SWIFT Gaps To Pull Off Heists
Hackers Leveraged SWIFT Gaps To Pull Off Heists
May 01, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers took advantage of gaps in cybersecurity coverage at the periphery of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication’s (SWIFT) network — which enables cross-border banking...

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Russian Cybergangs Linked To Massive Bank Heists
Russian Cybergangs Linked To Massive Bank Heists
June 20, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The malware used by several cybergangs in Russia and Eastern Europe has been tied back to the string of bank heists that resulted in the...

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Fed, SWIFT, Bangladeshis Align To Find Missing $81M
Fed, SWIFT, Bangladeshis Align To Find Missing $81M
May 11, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

During a recent meeting in Basel, Switzerland, to discuss the $81 million cyberheist at the central bank of Bangladesh, representatives from the Federal Reserve Bank...

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Philippine Regulators Say Remittance Firm Hid Heist
Philippine Regulators Say Remittance Firm Hid Heist
April 29, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The Bangladesh central bank heist saga continues. An anti-money laundering body in the Philippines is now accusing a remittance firm of being a “cleaning house”...

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Was Bangladesh Central Bank’s Hack Its Own Fault?
Was Bangladesh Central Bank’s Hack Its Own Fault?
April 22, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Investigators looking into one of the world’s biggest cyberheists believe the bank’s own security shortcomings left it vulnerable to fraudsters. Mohammad Shah Alam, who leads...

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Bangladesh Bank Hacker Blame Game Continues
Bangladesh Bank Hacker Blame Game Continues
April 06, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

There’s been a lot of accusations as to who are the hackers behind the $81 billion Bangladesh central bank cyberheist that involved hacking into the...

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