World Bank Under Cybersiege In "Unprecedented Crisis" 377
JagsLive sends in a Fox News report on large-scale and possibly ongoing security breaches at the World Bank. "The World Bank Group's computer network — one of the largest repositories of sensitive data about the economies of every nation — has been raided repeatedly by outsiders for more than a year, FOX News has learned. It is still not known how much information was stolen. But sources inside the bank confirm that servers in the institution's highly-restricted treasury unit were deeply penetrated with spy software last April. Invaders also had full access to the rest of the bank's network for nearly a month in June and July. In total, at least six major intrusions — two of them using the same group of IP addresses originating from China — have been detected at the World Bank since the summer of 2007, with the most recent breach occurring just last month. In a frantic midnight e-mail to colleagues, the bank's senior technology manager referred to the situation as an 'unprecedented crisis.' In fact, it may be the worst security breach ever at a global financial institution. And it has left bank officials scrambling to try to understand the nature of the year-long cyber-assault, while also trying to keep the news from leaking to the public." Update: 10/11 01:15 GMT by T : Massive spyware infestations might be good cause to reevaluate the TCO of non-Windows systems on the desktop.
Well . . . (Score:5, Funny)
while also trying to keep the news from leaking to the public
Oops
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Oh Well, Bad Karma and all . . .
so the chinese orchestrated the market meltdown (Score:5, Funny)
previously, i thought the markets were melting down due to gay marriage
perhaps this is the obvious run up to 2012 and the end of the mayan calendar
paranoid schizophrenics, want to help me out here?
Dear World Bank (Score:5, Funny)
I hear you have an opening for a security expert...
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
Hi.
Apparently, the World Bank is under cybersiege in an "Unprecedented Crisis". Turns out they've been hacked repeatedly, apparently from China.
I have a 5 digit Slashdot ID, so I think you can count on me being a reliable source. I got the information from a Slashdot story as well, so you can be pretty certain it's completely accurate.
Re:Blaming the Chinese is useless (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I Hope They Destroy This Monster (Score:5, Funny)
It is Satan's rectum, poised over the third-world.
Best slashdot line in ages.
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
I'd mod you up, but I read on Fox News that Slashdot was full of Chinese hackers.
Re:Dear World Bank (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:3, Funny)
Wow. The way you skillfully explained the joke for the idiotic audience is simply awe inspiring!
I can only guess you have authored at least half the the last 10 years of Hollywood films, haven't you?
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
To add more credibility, I concur with my fellow poster with my 4 digit ID.
Re:Good (Score:3, Funny)
I expect the slashdotting will have an effect :)
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
I'd mod YOU up but I heard that moderators were full of Chinese hackers.
(oops did just say that out loud?)
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
Which would probably explain a lot.
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
I'm just here to say these two young slashdotters have definitely seen the truth, though they still have a lot to learn from us 3 digit IDers.
Re:I Hope They Destroy This Monster (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
My id has only three distinct numbers, can I be an honorary 3-digiter?
This is a non-story (Score:1, Funny)
So what if the World Bank gets hacked into? It's not like banks have any money left to steal these days.
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
I shall send word of you to the Council.
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:5, Funny)
They were stolen by Chinese hackers.
Re:Urgent message to mods re: Satan's rectum (Score:3, Funny)
RE: World Bank Under Cybersiege In "Unprecedented (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Before anyone mods the parent down.... (Score:3, Funny)
Thank goodness then that we are all moderates here.
Re:This was bound to happen. (Score:2, Funny)
This generally means doing just enough work to make them compliant and as well all know, compliant != secure.
Or doing less than enough work and more than enough lying to the auditors to pass an audit, passed audit != complaint.
Re:Urgent message to mods re: Satan's rectum (Score:1, Funny)
It is Satan's rectum, poised over ..."
...Natalie Portman.
*hides*
Re:Fox is like the National Enquirer (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Urgent message to mods re: Satan's rectum (Score:2, Funny)
(I, for one, am strictly Don't Ask Don't Tell about this)
Re:World at War and hidden from normal worker bees (Score:3, Funny)
>>I've always thought the next world war would be fought with I.T. tools, acquiring data, corrupting data, putting economies into turmoil.
I hope you're right. I'd rather have my flights redirected and my credit cards canceled then be gut-shot by a 17-year-old conscript.
After all, I'm a 2 hour drive from Canada as it is... I can just see the Tim Horton's signs going up as they politely herd us into 're-education' camps to watch hour after hour of the Red Green show.
Yes, I've thought about this a lot.
-b
Re:Funny the Email is referencing External webmail (Score:3, Funny)
From the leaked memo "MD and CIO has directed that all external Webmail accounts be disabled immediately for all staff who have not changed their passwords yet"
Not to worry, I've already emailed them with a handy link to click on to log in and confirm their identities. They'll all be secured shortly.