Posted on 02/14/2015 3:03:20 PM PST by dynachrome
In a report to be published on Monday, and provided in advance to The New York Times, Kaspersky Lab says that the scope of this attack on more than 100 banks and other financial institutions in 30 nations could make it one of the largest bank thefts ever — and one conducted without the usual signs of robbery.
The Moscow-based firm says that because of nondisclosure agreements with the banks that were hit, it cannot name them. Officials at the White House and the F.B.I. have been briefed on the findings, but say that it will take time to confirm them and assess the losses.
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“The silence around the investigation appears motivated in part by the reluctance of banks to concede that their systems were so easily penetrated, and in part by the fact that the attacks appear to be continuing.
The managing director of the Kaspersky North America office in Boston, Chris Doggett, argued that the “Carbanak cybergang,” named for the malware it deployed, represents an increase in the sophistication of cyberattacks on financial firms.
“This is likely the most sophisticated attack the world has seen to date in terms of the tactics and methods that cybercriminals have used to remain covert,” Mr. Doggett said.
As in the recent attack on Sony Pictures, which Mr. Obama said again on Friday had been conducted by North Korea, the intruders in the bank thefts were enormously patient, placing surveillance software in the computers of system administrators and watching their moves for months. The evidence suggests this was not a nation state, but a specialized group of cybercriminals.”
Yet, another sign that mediocrity has taken a definite foothold in America.
How much do the banks hack from the Fed through social networking?
GEE! how freakin’ convenient ...all in tune with the sotoreo’s chatter...screw the banks and anyone who gave up writing down their own books in a ONE-WRITE system...credit/debit/balance ...anything on this web can be traced ....I give credit to these supposed thieves they hurt no one and beat the thieves at their own game. A modern day twist of “live by the sword (computer) die by the sword (malware).....K.I.S.S. rule not followed obviously....anyone need a loan I just happen to have some cold HARD cash at my arms length?
I’m curious about what has been going on with American Express. Costco dropped them as exclusive card last week and now Jet Blue has done the same thing.
It’s my understanding that banks’ networks are constantly checked for unauthorized services running on its machines.
Anyone can drive a bus through a SMB with a worm.
Per the article, it appears that the monitoring screens were hacked to make everything appear normal. Shades of the Stuxnet virus.
The Obama FBI is useless.. else HE would be in jail..
How does one go about being a hacker? I mean, you know, just out of curiosity.
Start with your mother,s purse while very young...
Learn Russian and join a hacker social network.
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