FRANKFURT: A previously undetected group of Russian-language hackers silently stole nearly US$10mil (RM40.80mil) from at least 18 mostly US and Russian banks in recent years by targeting interbank transfer systems, a Moscow-based security firm said.
Group-IB warned that the attacks, which began 18 months ago and allow money to be robbed from bank automated teller machines (ATMs), appear to be ongoing and that banks in Latin America could be targeted next.
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