Cyber firms say Bangladesh hackers have attacked other Asian banks


  • TECH
  • Monday, 30 May 2016

The Swift bank logo is pictured in this photo illustration taken April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE: Hackers who stole US$81mil (RM333.05mil) from Bangladesh's central bank have been linked to an attack on a bank in the Philippines, in addition to the 2014 hack on Sony Pictures, cybersecurity company Symantec Corp said in a blog post. 

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has blamed North Korea for the attack on Sony's Hollywood studio. 

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