Rise in ATM theft overwhelms banks

Dar/Arusha. Victims of ATM theft and other forms of cybercrime have accused commercial banks of dragging their feet when it comes to investigations and refunding the stolen money. At a time cyber theft is taking a toll on both banks and their clients, the victims say they have to endure months of going back and forth to press for refunds.

>Local banks are among the victims of the largest global heist in which financial institutions lost an estimated $1 billion after hackers--mainly from Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Russia and China--broke into the banks’ network between 2013 and 2014.

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Meneja wa ATM na Kadi wa Benki ya Taifa ya Biashara (NBC), Wambura John (kushoto) akiweka pesa kwa kutumia ATM katika hafla ya uzinduzi wa huduma ya kuweka pesa (deposit) kwa kutumia mashine za ATM ya benki ya NBC jijini Dar es Salaam mwishoni mwa wiki. Katikati ni mteja wa benki hiyo, Francis Xavier na kulia ni Meneja Huduma za Jamii wa NBC, Irene PeterMteja wa Benki ya Taifa ya Biashara (NBC), Francis Xavier (kushoto) akiweka pesa (deposit) katika mashine ya ATM ya benki hiyo wakati wa...

Mahakama ya Wilaya ya Karagwe imewahukumu watu saba akiwamo mwanamke mmoja kwa makosa mbalimbali ya wizi wa mifugo na kutumia kadi za benki maarufu ATM.

Aina hii Malware inayojulikana kama Tyupkin yaleta maafa katika mashine za ATM. Tyupkin imekua ikisambazwa na kundi la wahalifu mtandao kutokea ulaya mashariki na kusababisha pesa nyingi kuweza kutoka kupitia ATM mashine ambapo tayari wataalam wa usalama mitandao kutoka Kaspersky Lab wakishirikiana karibu na polisi wasio na mipaka “Interpol” wamesha anza oparesheni ya pamoja kutafuta chanzo na ugunduzi katika mashine 50 umebainika hadi sasa.

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