Hardware Compromise Almost Succeeds in Big Swedish Bank Heist

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Hardware Compromise Almost Succeeds in Big Swedish Bank Heist

zogger

Wed Jan 30 10:05:47 -0800 2008

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An awake employee who was monitoring some unusual computer activity on his screen at his bank in Sweden got quite the shock when he looked under his desk and found some "additions" to the the local area network. Thieves had put some gear under there, apparently during an earlier break-in, and were right in the midst of an elaborate wire transfer-he just pulled the plug to stop it!

.."Surprised last August to suddenly see his computer cursor moving on its own, the employee at the Knivsta branch of Swedbank, north of Stockholm, "discovered a cable connected to his computer linked to a remote control device fastened under his desk,""...more, pays to clear out the dust bunnies more often, there

Hardware Compromise Almost Succeeds in Big Swedish Bank Heist

Beryllium Sphere(r)

Wed Jan 30 13:09:03 -0800 2008
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This reminds me of the Sumitomo Mitsui keylogger case, in which the crooks started with the cleaning crew and gained remote admin passwords which reportedly gave them control over the wire room.