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Buhtrap group stole tens of millions of dollars from Russian banks

From August 2015 to February 2016 Buhtrap group managed to conduct 13 successful attacks against Russian banks for a total amount of $25.7 mln. 88 percent of targets have been in Russia and ten percent in Ukraine. The group used a custom malware which is able to detect security software and other defensive solutions. The attackers hit Russian banks by pretending to be FinCERT, a center established by the Russian Central Bank for dealing with cyber-attacks in Russias financial sector. In all, the group has stolen 1.86 billion RUB ($27.4M USD) from banks in Russia.”]

Source: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/45405/cyber-crime/buhtrap-group-attacks.html

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