Malware-wielding gang has been targeting financial firms’ SWIFT software to inject fraudulent money-moving messages since at least January. The attacks are not tied to the Bangladesh Bank hack, security firm Symantec says. The attackers appear to be seeking high-value targets, rather than pursuing mass-infection campaigns, the firm says. SWIFT is used by more than 11,000 banks globally to process 25 million communications daily that collectively account for billions of dollars’ worth of transfers. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication is formally known as SWIFT.”]
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