How Hackers Drained ATMs (Carbanak Documentary)

Back in 2014, cybersecurity specialists were alerted about a cyber attack on one of the biggest Russian banks. However, nobody could have guessed that they had just discovered the largest attack on financial institutions to ever be discovered.

The attack was uncovered by the Russian cyber security company Kaspersky Lab. It utilizes malware that is introduced into systems running Microsoft Windows, using phishing emails which is then used to steal money from banks via macros in documents. The hacker group is said to have stolen over 900 million US dollars from banks as well as from over a thousand private customers.

Many describe the events that surround the Carbanak attack as “Hollywoodesque”, and this is absolutely correct. The story involves overconfident hackers, an intercontinental manhunt, breach of security systems around hundreds of financial institutions, and the robbery of over $1.5 billion US dollars.

Original video: https://youtu.be/MKfZYxBsxxY?si=gzh670HFEtz-BhvC

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