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Cybergangs breaking into NBR server at will
On May 20, 2024, Chattogram Custom House Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zakaria was in Kolkata, India, where he had gone for treatment a week earlier.
Social media hacking tops cybercrimes in Bangladesh: study
Social media and online account hacking tops the list of cybercrimes in Bangladesh, accounting for 21.65 percent of incidents, according to a new study.
CSA v cybersecurity laws of other countries
Comparing this law with those in other countries can help us determine how well the proposed CSA aligns with international standards.
SUST website back after hack
Authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) recover their website after it was hacked last night.
CIA contractors likely source of latest WikiLeaks release: US officials
Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency's use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, US intelligence and law enforcement officials say.
Over 272 million email accounts stolen from Gmail, Microsoft, Yahoo and more
A new report shows that hackers from Russia have obtained login credentials for more than 272.3 million email accounts, which are now available for sale in Russia’s criminal underworld.
20 foreign nationals found involved in Bangladesh Bank fund heist: CID
The Criminal Investigation Department of police claims to have identified 20 foreign nationals involved in the $101 million cyber theft from Bangladesh Bank fund from Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Bangladesh Bank fund: Fed could but failed to stop cyber heist
It seems, had the Federal Reserve Bank of New York been cautious about financial transactions, the hacked funds of Bangladesh Bank could easily be stopped from being transferred to banks in the Philippines and Sri Lanka, and from there to the pockets of the hackers.
BB Cyber Heist / Filipino trader turns over $4.6m
Filipino businessman Kim Wong, who is tagged in the $81 million cyber heist, yesterday turned over $4.63m to the Philippines' Anti-Money Laundering Council for safekeeping with the country's central bank.
Hackers bugged BB system in Jan
Hackers installed malicious software into the Bangladesh Bank system in January, which helped them gain knowledge of the central bank's working methods before stealing some $101 million. The forensic investigation by the BB, launched soon after the February 4 digital heist, detected the presence of the malware, said finance ministry and BB officials.
Hackers' bid to steal $870m more foiled
The hackers who stole Bangladesh Bank's money were on their way to pull off a heist of about $1 billion, but the banking system responded in time to stop the transfer of $870 million from the central bank's account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
US army shuts website after hacking attack
The US army has temporarily taken down its website after a hacking attack.