Tien Phong Bank · 2016-05-13
SWIFT confirms a new attack in which attackers managed to illegally transfer funds from a member bank by using its system. Further details, including the bank name are revealed two days after. The victim is the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.
Attempted theft of more than 1 million Euro ($1.1 millions) of funds through fraudulent SWIFT messages · Dec 2015
Annex 21: Suspected DPRK cyber-attacks on financial institutions (including banks and cryptocurrency exchanges) investigated by the Panel. A. Banks. Attempted theft of more than 1 million Euro ($1.1 millions) of funds through fraudulent SWIFT messages according to statement Tien Phong Bank later issued.
Intrusion at the "Vietnamese Bank": fraudulent SWIFT messages; malware disguised as FoxIt Reader
malware (FoxItReader.exe) recovered from a computer at the Vietnamese Bank. Officials at the Vietnamese Bank have informed the FBI that the SWIFT messages that were sent were fraudulently created as a result of a computer intrusion. [Case No. 2:18-mj-01479, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; filing: COMPLAINT filed as to Defendant Park Jin Hyok in violation of 18:371; 18:1349. Approved by Magistrate Judge Rozella A. O]
Fraudulent wire transfers from the Vietnamese Bank · On December 9, 2015
Overt Act No. 5: On December 9, 2015, having gained unauthorized access to the Vietnamese Bank’s computer network at an earlier date, the hackers conducted false and fraudulent wire transfers totaling approximately €2 million to bank accounts in Slovenia and Bulgaria, and attempted to conduct fraudulent wire transfers of approximately $3.4 million to Russia, A$1 million to Australia, and g90 million to Japan. [Case No. 2:20-cr-00614, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; filing: SEALED INDICTMENT filed as to Jon Chang Hyok]
dollar figures: Attempted theft of more than 1 million Euro ($1.1 millions)
Dec 2015 Vietnam Attempted theft of more than 1 million Euro ($1.1 millions) of funds through fraudulent SWIFT messages according to statement Tien Phong Bank later issued.
dollar figures: approximately €2 million (conducted); attempted approximately $3.4 million to Russia, A$1 million to Australia, and ¥90 million to Japan
On December 9, 2015, having gained unauthorized access to the Vietnamese Bank's computer network at an earlier date, the hackers conducted false and fraudulent wire transfers totaling approximately €2 million to bank accounts in Slovenia and Bulgaria, and attempted to conduct fraudulent wire transfers of approximately $3.4 million to Russia, A$1 million to Australia, and [yen symbol]90 million to Japan.