IMF computers compromised
The IMF has joined the World Bank in the club of financial institutions that have had their computer systems compromised. FoxNews.com is reporting that the International Monetary Fund in DC discovered spyware on their systems but the IMF has been absolutely mum on what, if any, information might have been stolen. Or, rather, their official word is that nothing was stolen but some of their security officials are leaking more dire stories to the press.
The 2 incidents may be related. According to the story, the World Bank was hacked on October 10th. Since then, a World Bank unit was moved, phyically, into the same building as the IMF and their systems might have been using the same physical wiring as the IMF’s own systems. That’s not necessarily a possible infection path. It depends largely on how the traffic was separated in the switches and routers involved but it’s something to look into. I certainly hope they’re doing so.
