SWIFT

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2016
Another victim of SWIFT attackers, they steal $10 million from a Ukrainian bank

Experts from the ISACA organization confirmed that SWIFT hackers have stolen $10 million from a Ukrainian bank through SWIFT system. It is happened again, unknown hackers have stolen $10 million from an unnamed Ukrainian bank through SWIFT loophole. The news was spread by the Kyiv branch of ISACA, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, that confirmed […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2016
New evidence links the NK Lazarus Group to SWIFT banking attacks

The Analysis of SWIFT attacks revealed five additional pieces of malware containing portions of code shared by Lazarus Group. While security experts continue to investigate the cyber heists that involved SWIFT systems, new evidence collected by a senior security researcher from Anomali Labs link the malware to the North Korean hacker crew known as Lazarus Group. The expert discovered that five […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2016
A fourth bank hit by SWIFT hackers, are they backed by the DPRK

A fourth Bank in Philippines was a victim of the SWIFT hackers and experts at Symantec confirmed the malware shares code with tools used by the Lazarus group. The list of banks victims of the SWIFT hackers is lengthening, a fourth bank in the Philippines has been a victim of the crew that targeted the SWIFT interbank transfer system. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 21, 2016
A third bank was a victim of cyber heist that involved the SWIFT

The Ecuador Bank Banco Del Austro of Cuenca was hacked by threat actors that once again involved the SWIFT systems to stole $12 Million. A third bank was the victim of a cyber heist, the Ecuador Bank was hacked by threat actors that targeted the SWIFT systems and stole $12 Million. In  February hackers have stolen $81 Million from the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2016
SWIFT announced that a second bank was a victim of cyber heist

The SWIFT announced that a second commercial bank was a victim of a cyber heist, the crime appears to be part of a broad online attack on global banking. A second malware-based attack hit the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) system. The news was spread by the SWIFT on Thursday, the attack has many similarities with […]