Weekly Threat Report 25th November 2016

ATMS in Europe targeted by cyber criminals

The cyber security firm, Group-IB, recently published a report on Cobalt, a suspected criminal group, that has been using a novel method to steal money from banks across Europe, including the UK, via ATMs.  According to Group-IB, Cobalt target banking organisations by using spear-phishing emails with malicious attachments that exploit software vulnerabilities. Once an attachment is opened the attackers can move through a bank’s network and…

Link: Weekly Threat Report 25th November 2016
Source: NCSC Reports