File Photo: Silhouettes of laptop users are seen next to a screen projection of binary code are seen in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018 ReutersThe Financial Institutions Division came up with the fresh warning through a letter on ThursdayThe government has alerted banks again about the threat of a cyberattack, asking them to strengthen their security measures to avoid the risk of being hacked. Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam, managing director and chief executive officer of the state-owned Agrani Bank, said: "We have already taken necessary measures after cyber hacking alert by the Finance Ministry." Then, Bangladesh Bank alerted banks about the risk of cyber hacking. After the cyberattack alert, most of the banks have restricted their automated teller machines (ATMs), cards and online transactions and strengthened their security measures. On February 5, 2016, unidentified hackers stole $101 million from Bangladesh Bank's account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York using fake orders on the SWIFT payment system.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 22, 2020 04:12 UTC