VERY IMPORTANT

Earlier this year, the SpiderLabs team at Trustwave investigated a series of bank breaches originating from postSoviet states. These investigations took place during mid-to-late 2017, and each bank compromise resulted in a significant amount of stolen funds. The actual amount of money stolen was different in each case, with the average amount around USD$5 million (in cash), ranging from USD$3 to USD$10 million. The investigations showed that the attacks shared a number of common features, such as involving large amount of monetary loss originating from what initially appeared to be legitimate bank customer accounts. Additionally, in all cases, the theft took place using normal cash withdrawals from various ATM terminal locations outside the bank’s originating country.