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Hackers Steal $17 Million From Uganda Central Bank – State Paper

Offshore hackers stole 62 billion Ugandan shillings ($16.8 million) from Uganda’s central bank, the state-owned New Vision newspaper reported on Thursday. The hackers, identifying themselves as “Waste,” reportedly accessed the Bank of Uganda’s IT systems and illicitly transferred the funds earlier this month. The hacking group based in Southeast Asia, sent part of the stolen […]

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‪Hackers Breach Equity Bank, Sh179M Stolen From Customers Accounts

In the letter signed by Gerald Munyiri, the Equity’s General Manager Security & Investigations alerting the Banking Fraud Investigations Department at the DCI seeking for help in investigating and prosecuting perpetrators, it details how the hackers moved the money from MasterCard and quickly spread it to the 551 accounts within the bank and through M-Pesa.

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