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$90 Million Cyber Thefts From Banks Using SWIFT Network Raise Security Issues

By Randal L. Gainer on July 7, 2016 Posted in Financial Privacy

In February 2016, attackers stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank’s account at the New York Federal Reserve Bank by hacking into the Bangladesh bank’s computer network and sending fraudulent messages through the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) payment network. In January 2015, attackers netted $9 million in funds from an Ecuadorian … Continue Reading