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June 17, 2011

IMF hit by ‘very major’ cyber security attack

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 12:25 am

by the BBC

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack. Officials at the fund gave few details but said the attack earlier this year had been “a very major breach” of its systems, the New York Times reports. Cyber security officials said the hack was designed to install software to create a “digital insider presence”. The IMF, which holds sensitive economic data about many countries, said its operations were fully functional.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13740591

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