Bangladesh Bank exposed to hackers by cheap switches, no firewall: cops
The big-money electronic heist that scourged the country has identified some basic shortcomings of the Bangladesh Bank itself, which contributed to the international siphoning. The shocking absence of a Firewall security to prevent cyber attacks. Furthermore, cheap USD $10 switches to network computers in turn connected to the SWIFT global payment network has piled up lax security.
The big-money electronic heist that scourged the country has identified some basic shortcomings of the Bangladesh Bank itself, which contributed to the international siphoning. The shocking absence of a Firewall security to prevent cyber attacks. Furthermore, cheap USD $10 switches to network computers in turn connected to the SWIFT global payment network has piled up lax security.
