The tools are said to have been created by the US National Security Agency (NSA), and accompanying documents appear to indicate a possible breach of the Swift global banking system. If genuine, it represents perhaps the most significant exposure of NSA files since the Edward Snowden leaks in 2013. In the Swift network, smaller banks often make use of service bureaus to handle transactions on their behalf. "The reports of an alleged hacker-compromised EastNets Service Bureau network is totally false and unfounded," a spokesperson said. "The EastNets Network Internal Security Unit has run a complete check of its servers and found no hacker compromise or any vulnerabilities.

Source: The Star April 15, 2017 03:11 UTC