Under Fire: Russian Hackers Plan U.S. Cyber Bank Heist -- FOX News
Security professionals have recently learned that a cartel of Russian hackers is planning to launch a separate attack aimed at stealing money from about 30 U.S. financial institutions, an apparent attempt to piggyback and capitalize on the ongoing cyber attacks on U.S. banks.
The emergence of Russian hackers suggests a potential shift in the motivation of the cyber attacks from ideological to financial and also points to a longer duration of the ongoing attacks.
“It’s like an axis of evil. There’s nothing like having folks who are conveniently on the same side of the fight,” said Carl Herberger, vice president of security solutions at security firm Radware (RDWR).
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My Comment: From my readings and research the impression that I am always receiving is that bank cybersecurity is something that is very difficult to penetrate. But if Russian hackers (or any other hacker group) are successful in a huge cyber heist .... this will give the impression that security over the net is an illusion, and that maybe a different altitude and approach should be adopted when it comes to transmitting and sharing vital information over the web .... especially when it comes from financial/government/and military sources.
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