Visitors take a tour at the Bank of Chile, during the heritage day in Santiago, on May 27 2018. More than 1,500 buildings and sites opened their doors to the public with activities and tours. / AFP PHOTO / CLAUDIO REYES
SANTIAGO: Chile's government and financial institutions will seek advice on cybersecurity practices from an unnamed international organisation after hackers robbed US$10mil (RM39.95mil) from the country's second-largest commercial bank, its finance minister said.
Banco de Chile suffered a cyber heist on May 24, with most of the funds ending up in Hong Kong, the bank's chief executive Eduardo Ebensperger said over the weekend. The hackers initially used a virus as a distraction, prompting the bank to shut 9,000 computers in branches across the country to protect customer accounts.
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