https://www.zdnet.com/article/eastern-european-banks-lose-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-in-hollywood-style-hacks/
By Catalin Cimpanu
Zero Day
ZDNet
December 7, 2018
Cyber-criminal gangs are believed to have stolen tens of millions of
dollars from at least eight banks in Eastern Europe using tactics usually
seen only in Hollywood movies.
These "hacks" consisted of cyber-criminals entering bank offices to
inspect and then leave malicious devices connected to the bank's network.
Russian cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab, which was called to investigate
some of these mysterious cyber-heists, says it found three types of
devices at central or regional offices at the eight banks it reviewed.
These included cheap laptops, Raspberry Pi boards, or malicious USB thumb
drives known as Bash Bunnies.
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