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Mumbai: Rs 143 crore swiped off State Bank of Mauritius branch in cyber fraud

India TV 12 Oct 2018

The cyber heist happened at SBM's Nariman Point branch.� ... State actors likely behind cyber heist, says security officials. India's second biggest cooperative bank cyber-attacked twice in 3 days; Rs 94.42 crore siphoned off by hackers....

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North Korean hacking group blamed for attempted cyber heists totalling US$1.1 billion

South China Morning Post 08 Oct 2018

A North Korean hacking group focused on financial gain for the rogue state has penetrated banks around the world with a series of ongoing attacks, and has tried to steal at least US$1.1 billion over the last four years, according to a new tally by cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc ... The hackers have got past heavily defended servers at banks... ....

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Elite North Korean superhackers outed as global bank attackers

Business Day 04 Oct 2018

FireEye researchers said APT38 is one of several hacking cells within an umbrella group known as "Lazarus", but with unique skills and tools that have helped it carry out some of the world’s largest cyber heists....

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N. Korea ‘stole fortune in online bank heists’

The Japan News 04 Oct 2018

It is part of a wider pattern of malicious state-backed cyber activity that has led the ... Last month, the Justice Department charged a North Korean hacker said to have conspired in devastating cyber-attacks, including an $81 million heist of Bangladesh’s central bank and the WannaCry virus that crippled parts of Britain’s National Health Service....

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North Korean hackers tied to massive global theft

Democratic Underground 03 Oct 2018

By DAVID COHEN 10/03/2018 08.00 AM EDT ... The group dubbed APT38 by the company FireEye is also believed to have had a hand in the largest cyber heist in history, the 2016 Bangladesh Bank theft of $81 million ... Read more ... ....

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Japanese Crypto Exchanges Will Use Cold Wallets to Protect Customer Assets

Colorado Springs Business Journal 02 Oct 2018

To prevent cyber intrusions from occurring, many cryptocurrency exchanges, now prefer to keep large portions of the customer funds offline, in cold storage wallet s ... It has also been the victim of two of the biggest cyber heists in the digital asset world – Mt ... it help in reducing the number of cyber-attacks? Do let us know in the comments below?....

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Japan digital currency exchange hacked, losing $60 million

Federal News Radio 20 Sep 2018

TOKYO (AP) — Hackers have stolen 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from a Japanese digital currency exchange, the operators said Thursday. Tech Bureau Corp ... The system is also meant to make Japan a global leader in the technology ... Technology experts explore enabling IT modernization through network and cyber improvements in this free webinar ... But the recurrence of cryptocurrency heists shows problems persist ... ___ ... ....

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Wall Street Breakfast: Sky Takeover Settled By Rare Auction

Seeking Alpha 20 Sep 2018

The process, set up by the U.K ... Economy ... "We welcome... The incident follows the high-profile theft of $530M earlier this year at Tokyo-based Coincheck - one of the world's biggest cyber heists that forced regulators to step up risk management protocols. Biggest risks to the financial system? "I think the biggest vulnerability is cyber... because - terrorist and cyber countries - they could cause real damage," declared CEO Jamie Dimon ... 8 ... ....

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Accused In Cosmos Case Involved In Union Bank Cyber Scam: Pune Police

NDTV 19 Sep 2018

Four of the seven persons arrested in the Cosmos Bank cyber scam were also allegedly involved in the online heist at Chennai-based City Union Bank last year, Pune police claimed Tuesday ... ....

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photo: USAF / J.M. Eddins Jr.

File - Cyber-warfare specialists serving with the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard engage in weekend training at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Jun. 3, 2017.

Nation state cyber attacks on rise, says Europol

The Times of India 18 Sep 2018

On September 6, the US charged a North Korean programmer with the WannaCry hack, the 2014 Sony Pictures attack and a 2016 cyber-heist on Bangladesh's central bank, alleging they were carried out on behalf of the regime in Pyongyang ... Europol also raised the alarm over the live streaming of child sex abuse, a growing part of what it called the "most disturbing aspect of cyber-crime."...

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Southeast Asian cyber security centre opens in Thailand

The Himalayan 15 Sep 2018

A cyber security centre ... The idea of the ASEAN-Japan Cyber Security Capacity Building Centre came from a meeting between ASEAN and Japan’s ministers in Cambodia last year ... Earlier this year, Malaysia said it had foiled an attempted cyber heist on its central bank....

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Hillicon Valley: Sanders finds perfect target in Amazon | Cyberattacks are new fear 17 years ...

The Hill 12 Sep 2018

Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill's newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley ... We cannot allow them access to cockpits via cyber means." ... Magecart recently carried out another headline-grabbing cyber heist, making off with some of Ticketmaster's customers' credit card information earlier this year by placing digital skimmers -- devices that steal credit card data....

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India Small Town Layman Falls For A Conman: First MLM, Then Wallet Theft

Bitcoin 11 Sep 2018

But how well can we guard ourselves when a technology veteran, who is at the very helm of any exchange or wallet we trust our money with, decides to run off by pulling a smart heist? Meet the sly and slick flute player. Mukesh C, a cyber forensics expert who has been assisting police and cyber crime cells in India for some years now, is freshly back from helping Delhi cops in investigating the Coinsecure case....

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