Malaysian Central Bank · 2018-03
On March 29, 2018, attackers attempted to use fraudulent SWIFT transactions to steal about $390 million from Malaysia’s central bank. Carnegie’s timeline says no funds were stolen and the bank’s payment systems remained unaffected, while UN Panel-linked reporting later treated the case as part of DPRK-affiliated financial-theft activity.
Attempted theft of 390M USD 29 March 2018 cybersecurity incident involving attempted unauthorized fund · March 2018
Annex 21: Suspected DPRK cyber-attacks on financial institutions (including banks and cryptocurrency exchanges) investigated by the Panel. A. Banks. Attempted theft of 390M USD 29 March 2018 cybersecurity incident involving attempted unauthorized fund transfers using falsified SWIFT messages
Malaysian Central Bank · 2018-03
Reported: 2018-03; Victims: Malaysian Central Bank; Motivations: FinancialGain; Sectors: Finance; Countries: Malaysia