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Malta Cyberattack
- Bank of Valletta in Malta suffered a cyberattack on February 13, 2019, causing island-wide chaos.
- Credit card machines and ATMs failed, leaving shoppers stranded with full carts.
Hacking Tactics
- Lazarus Group hackers employed phishing emails mimicking the French Financial Markets Authority to infiltrate Bank of Valletta.
- Unlike the ATM jackpotting, they reverted to SWIFT transfers for this heist.
Partners in Crime
- Big Boss and Hushpuppi, two online crooks, partnered with Lazarus Group for the Bank of Valletta heist.
- They provided drop accounts to launder the stolen money, expecting a large payout.