'Almost All' Pakistani Banks Hacked In Security Breach, Report Says (dawn.com)

The cybercrime wing of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has said data from "almost all" Pakistani banks was stolen in a recent security breach. FIA Cybercrimes Director retired Capt Mohammad Shoaib told Geo News that hackers based outside the country had breached the security systems of several local banks. "The hackers have stolen large amounts of money from people's accounts," he added. From a report: He said the FIA has written to all banks, and a meeting of the banks' heads and security managements is being called. The meeting will look into ways the security infrastructure of banks can be bolstered. "Banks are the custodians of the money people have stored in them," Shoaib said. "They are also responsible if their security features are so weak that they result in pilferage." It wasn't immediately clear when exactly the security breach took place. According to Shoaib, more than 100 cases are being investigated by the agency in connection with the breach.

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Damages

[110010001000]

According to officials, a large percentage of deposits was stolen. Total amount stolen is estimated to be approximately $130.

Long story short

[fubarrr]

The talk is about the biometric authentication front-end used for biometric ATMs being pwned through banal SQL injection

Thats the difference between Pakistan and the West

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

Just in the other thread about Standard Kilogram, it speculates, "if that building burns down and the standard Kiliogram gets damaged, there wil be chaos.

On the other hand, all the banks of Pakistan are breached and money got stolen, and no one in the street notices it because they never use the banks anyway, everything is done on cash.

New Saying

[mentil]

Trust in Allah, but change your router's default password.