Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Over one hundred banks hit by subtle cyberattack: report


WASHINGTON: Citing a before long to be discharged report from pc security company Kaspersky science lab, the newspaper same the attack concerned malicious software system that gave hackers long access to banking systems. a complicated world cyberattack affected quite one hundred banks in thirty countries stealing many ample greenbacks, The ny Times reported .

The money was transferred to bank accounts round the world in small-value amounts to avoid detection.

Hackers mostly centered on banks in Russia, however ample greenbacks were additionally taken from banks in Japan, The Netherlands, Swiss Confederation and also the u.  s. also, the days same.

Hackers had such advanced access to the banks´ systems that may force ATM machines to dispense money at specific times and locations wherever hackers could decide it up.

A group of Russians, Chinese and Europeans was ready to siphon around $300 million in one in every of the world´s largest bank robberies, the report same.


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