Global financial messaging body, SWIFT, is preparing to issue emergency advice to banks following the online heist involving the Bangladesh accounts of US’s central bank. A spokeswoman for SWIFT announced that it will be contacting banks both in writing and in person, calling on them to review their security procedures. SWIFT has said that its network was not compromised during the attack, and stated that an “internal operational issue” with the bank was to blame. SWIFT’s spokeswoman said: “Our priority at this time is to encourage customers to review and, where necessary, to reinforce their local operating environments.”
Global financial messaging body, SWIFT, is preparing to issue emergency advice to banks following the online heist involving the US accounts of Bangladesh’s central bank. A spokeswoman for SWIFT announced that it will be contacting banks both in writing and in person, calling on them to review their security procedures. SWIFT has said that its network was not compromised during the attack, and stated that an “internal operational issue” with the bank was to blame. SWIFT’s spokeswoman said: “Our priority at this time is to encourage customers to review and, where necessary, to reinforce their local operating environments.”