Global network exploited again in bank breach
New details about a second attack involving SWIFT are emerging; lender not identified
New York
THIEVES have again found their way into what was thought to be the most secure financial messaging system in the world and stolen money from a bank. The crime appears to be part of a broad online attack on global banking.
New details about a second attack involving SWIFT - the messaging system used by thousands of banks and companies to move money around the world - are emerging as investigators are still trying to solve the US$81 million heist from the central bank of Bangladesh in February.
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