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Der US-Geheimdienst NSA hat sich möglicherweise Zugang zum internationalen Zahlungsverkehrssystem Swift verschafft und eine Reihe von Banken im Nahen Osten überwacht. Das geht aus Dokumenten hervor, die die Hacker von "Shadow Brokers" am Freitag veröffentlichten. Experten gehen davon aus, dass die Dokumente tatsächlich von der NSA stammen und bei einer geheimen Hacker-Einheit namens "Equation Group" innerhalb der NSA gestohlen wurden.

Mit dem Swift-Netzwerk verschieben Banken täglich gewaltige Geldbeträge rund um die Welt. Das macht es untere anderem für Cyberkriminelle attraktiv. Bereits im vergangenen Jahr hatte es einen Angriff auf das Swift-System gegeben. Damals erbeuteten Hacker rund 81 Millionen US-Dollar von der Zentralbank Bangladeschs.

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SWIFT, the global financial messaging system, on Tuesday disclosed new hacking attacks on its member banks as it pressured them to comply with security procedures instituted after February's high-profile $81 million heist at Bangladesh Bank.

In a private letter to clients, SWIFT said that new cyber-theft attempts - some of them successful - have surfaced since June, when it last updated customers on a string of attacks discovered after the attack on the Bangladesh central bank.

"Customers’ environments have been compromised, and subsequent attempts (were) made to send fraudulent payment instructions," according to a copy of the letter reviewed by Reuters. "The threat is persistent, adaptive and sophisticated - and it is here to stay."

The disclosure suggests that cyber thieves may have ramped up their efforts following the Bangladesh Bank heist, and that they specifically targeted banks with lax security procedures for SWIFT-enabled transfers.

The Brussels-based firm, a member-owned cooperative, indicated in Tuesday's letter that some victims in the new attacks lost money, but did not say how much was taken or how many of the attempted hacks succeeded. It did not identify specific victims, but said the banks varied in size and geography and used different methods for accessing SWIFT.

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