One cash-out method was entering data directly into the Swift system to transfer money overseas.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jornt v.d. Wiel EP 35 Details
“One way was to enter data directly into the Swift system and transfer money overseas.”
Network component
network_component:swift
Also: SWIFT, SWIFT network, Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
International banking network used to transfer money between banks.
International banking network used to transfer money between banks.
“Swift is a network that many banks of the world use to transfer money between banks internationally.”
International money-transfer system targeted in the bank robberies discussed in the episode.
“targeting the SWIFT network to steal millions of dollars from banks”
“the local banking SWIFT attack”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | USES | Carbanak | Explicit | 35 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Kuwait bank robbery report | Derived | 120 |
One cash-out method was entering data directly into the Swift system to transfer money overseas.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jornt v.d. Wiel EP 35 Details
“One way was to enter data directly into the Swift system and transfer money overseas.”
Kuwait bank robbery report INVOLVES Swift
The broader bank-robbery campaign described in the episode involved compromising banks and targeting the SWIFT network to steal money; the episode discusses whether the Kuwait case was part of this campaign.
Derived Confidence 78% · Jack Rhysider EP 120 Details
“hacking into the bank, and then targeting the SWIFT network to steal millions of dollars from banks”