Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-07-20 00:00:00
Affected organization: PIR Bank of Russia
Affected country: Russian Federation
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
Motive: Financial
Actor: MoneyTaker
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Cybercriminals part of the notorious hacking group MoneyTaker attack the PIR Bank of Russia and steal $1M. The hacking is carried out after infiltrating the bank's systems by compromising an old, outdated router. The router was installed at one of the regional branches of the bank.