All posts tagged "cyber attack"
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1.5KAsia-PacificBangladesh: Three Private Banks Hit by Cyber Attacks
Hackers stole $3m from Dutch-Bangla Bank using cloned credit cards and cash machines in Cyprus, Russia and Ukraine.
June 25, 2019 -
1.5KAML / KYCSWIFT Details Critical Factors for Effective Cyber Defence
Asian banks must accept they are more susceptible as the initial target for fraudulent payments, as well as the receivers, with over 83 per cent of cases based in the region.
April 12, 2019 -
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UPDATED – Bangladesh Bank Files New York Lawsuit over Cyber Heist
Bangladesh Bank has filed a $66mn lawsuit against Philippines-based RCBC and others over the 2016 bank heist, where hackers stole $101mn from its account with the New York Fed.
February 4, 2019 -
438IndiaSEBI Issues Cybersecurity Framework for Brokers, Depository Participants
Stockbrokers and depository participants will have to formulate a comprehensive cyber security and cyber resilience policy document in accordance with the guidelines by April 2019.
December 4, 2018 -
652FeatureIndia’s Cosmos Bank Suffers $13mn Theft
Attackers used cloned cards to simultaneously withdraw cash from ATMs in 28 countries, along with a fraudulent SWIFT transfer two days later.
August 16, 2018 -
991Asia-PacificThailand Banks Hit by Cyber Attack Resulting in Data Leak
Hackers have stolen non-financial data of over 120,000 customers from Kasikornbank and Krungthai Bank in the first such data leak in the Thai banking sector.
August 2, 2018 -
410AML / KYCSingHealth Breach Prompts MAS Tightening of Customer Verification
MAS asked financial institutions to use additional information like one-time passwords and biometrics to identify consumers over and above existing consumer verification processes.
July 26, 2018
