Kaspersky: Physical devices used to steal ‘tens of millions’ from Eastern Europe banks
Banks in Eastern Europe were targeted with cyberattacks that involved the planting of physical devices on premises, according to a report from Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab published Thursday. Researchers say the attacks have resulted in “tens of millions of dollars” in damage at at least eight banks. “In some cases, it was the central office, in others a regional office, sometimes located in another country,” the report says. Kaspersky says the attacks, dubbed “DarkVishnya,” were carried out by in-person by a third party who planted devices that connect directly to the banks’ networks. The attackers used one of three tools, the researchers say: a laptop, a Raspberry Pi computer or a Bash Bunny — a USB drive-looking device specifically designed to deliver a malicious payload. Sergey Golovanov, a security expert at Kaspersky, told CyberScoop in an email that the researchers realized that physical devices were being used because of a discrepancy between the number of authorized devices versus […]
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