A cyber attack of shock that 'almost all banks in one country hits customer data theft' occurs

by Sharon McCutcheon

The Pakistan Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIA) and the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) revealed that customer data was stolen from "almost all major banks in Pakistan".

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Mohammad Shoab, who oversees server criminal investigations with FIA, said, "Information flows out from almost all banks in Pakistan." Group-IB of cyber security company has released a report that "hackers are publishing information on Pakistan's credit cards and debit cards on the Dark Web forum," and the FIA's cyber attack and The relationship was pointed out.

When the existence of a cyber attack on Bank Islami , one of Pakistan's banks, became clear, it has been revealed that at least 26 million rupees (about 40 million yen) were stolen from the account, from here Cyber ​​attacks on banks in Pakistan are now being cautioned. In Pakistan, at least six banks have stopped using debit cards by the first week of November 2018 and announced that they have blocked all international transactions done on the card.

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The FIA ​​does not reveal exactly when cybercrime that attacked multiple banks in Pakistan occurred. However, Mr. Shoab of FIA said, "More than 100 cyber attacks have been reported to the FIA ​​and we are currently investigating these. Several arrests have been issued, including attacks by international gangs "I emphasize that the investigation is in progress. It also reveals that FIA sends letters to banks that have undergone cyber attacks and is attracting representatives of banks to talk about the situation.

A FIA official said, "Banks are responsible for ensuring the security of customer data," warns that banks' security is weak if they are weak.