ISLAMABAD – The senior official of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)have revealed that Bank Islami was hit by a cyber attack from 44 countrieswhich effected 6000 bank acounts.
The FIA’s senior official claimed hackers based in forty-four countries hadaccessed the Visa money transfer service to funnel off the amount, reports*Dawn.*
According to the FIA, the bank had engaged the services of an internationalforensic audit expert and a global money transfer entity to investigate thehacking.
The official stated a report from a global expert was expected since itwould assist the banking sector and the FIA to bolster their firewalls toprevent any further such instances.
An enquiry has also been commenced and details from the 44 countries wherethe hackers belong have been sought, said the official.
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Interestingly, Pakistan doesn’t have any agreements regarding jointinvestigation and evidence sharing against crimes with many of thesecountries.
The other major impediment being faced by the FIA is the unwillingness ofthe banking sector to cooperate with it.
The preliminary investigation reveals various strange queries linked to thewithdrawal of large sums in a single day of Rs500,000 and more, said theofficial.
