BB issues alert of possible cyber attack

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued an alert to all banks about any possible cyber attack in their systems, reports UNB. In a circular sent to chief executives of all banks yesterday, the central bank mentioned that it was reported in the media that a huge amount of money was hacked from different banks in a neighbouring country by cyber hackers. The cyber hackers took away the money by hacking the payment systems from inside and outside of the country, said the Bangladesh Bank. Bangladesh has been under threat of such cyber attack as a country of rising economy, it added.

In such a situation, the central bank asked the banks to follow its instructions sent before to prevent such attacks.

Hackers siphoned off more than Rs 94 crore by hacking into the switch server of Pune-based Cosmos Bank by cloning Visa and RuPay debit cards between August 11 and August 13.

BB issues alert of possible cyber attack

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued an alert to all banks about any possible cyber attack in their systems, reports UNB. In a circular sent to chief executives of all banks yesterday, the central bank mentioned that it was reported in the media that a huge amount of money was hacked from different banks in a neighbouring country by cyber hackers. The cyber hackers took away the money by hacking the payment systems from inside and outside of the country, said the Bangladesh Bank. Bangladesh has been under threat of such cyber attack as a country of rising economy, it added. In such a situation, the central bank asked the banks to follow its instructions sent before to prevent such attacks. Hackers siphoned off more than Rs 94 crore by hacking into the switch server of Pune-based Cosmos Bank by cloning Visa and RuPay debit cards between August 11 and August 13.