SWIFT’s $81m Hack: Customers Should ‘Do Utmost’ to Avoid More Attacks
Following disclosure of $81 million being stolen from its customers, payment transfer network SWIFT has not ruled out the possibility of losing even more money. SWIFT, a network which banks use to arrange and authorize payments between them, is currently requiring customers to install mandatory security updates to combat the threat. The company went....
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