New documents released by Shadow Brokers group show apparent NSA program targeting SWIFT service bureaus in Middle East. Security experts say they appear to be legitimate and correlate with information that was previously leaked by Edward Snowden. SWIFT says it’s aware of allegations surrounding unauthorized access to data. The messaging system maintained by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication is designed to guarantee that money-moving messages between banks are authentic. As of 2013, the NSA apparently hacked into one service bureau – after targeting one of the bureau’s engineers – and had plans to exploit another.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/hackers-reveal-apparent-nsa-targeting-swift-bureaus-a-9845