Bank hacks raise fears for financial sector

Partners, for now: China and the US have come to a tentative agreement on guidelines for requesting assistance on cyber crime, said US officials.

WASHINGTON: A series of spectacular cyberattacks against banks, resulting in the theft of tens of millions of dollars, has heightened fears for an industry becoming an increasingly attractive target for hackers. 

Banks in Bangladesh, the Philippines, Vietnam and Ecuador have been victimised over the past year in the attacks on the global interbank service known as SWIFT, and some analysts expect more attacks to become public.