Bank heist with FIN7 traits went down while leaders were on the run, research suggests
Digital thieves who spent more than two months lurking inside the networks of an Eastern European bank last year used the same techniques as the infamous cybercriminal gang known as FIN7 or Carbanak, according to new research. Romanian security vendor Bitdefender said Tuesday its researchers have uncovered new details about a bank heist in which hackers patiently collected employee credentials and other data meant to help them access banking data and control ATM networks. These findings coincide with previous researchers’ suggestion that FIN7 is a relatively large group made of perhaps a dozen individuals who have been able to weather law enforcement pressure while updating their hacking tactics. The 2018 breach at the bank, which Bitdefender declined to identify, occurred as international authorities were taking action against alleged members of FIN7, an organized crime group that threat intelligence researchers may have stolen $1 billion. The group carried out the attack detailed in […]
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