North Korea-linked hackers hit fourth bank

Posted online May 27, 2016 | 11:30 am

A group of hackers linked to North Korea targeted a fourth international financial system: a bank in the Philippines.

A report from cybersecurity firm Symantec released yesterday found the bank was hacked in October.

The group dubbed Lazarus in February broke into Bangladesh's central bank and stole $101 million.

Similar heists - which involved hacking into the worldwide interbank communication network that settles transactions - occurred last year at commercial banks in Ecuador and Vietnam.

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