Good news for Ripple/xRapid....?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...k-via-swift-system-central-bank-idUSKCN1G00DV
Hackers stole $6 million from Russian bank via SWIFT system: central bank
Jack Stubbs
MAGNITOGORSK, Russia (Reuters) - Unknown hackers stole 339.5 million roubles ($6 million) from a Russian bank last year in an attack using the SWIFT international payments messaging system, the Russian central bank said on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: A man using a mobile phone passes the logo of global secure financial messaging services cooperative SWIFT at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
The disclosure, buried at the bottom of a central bank report on digital thefts in the Russian banking sector, is the latest in a string of attempted and successful cyber heists using fraudulent wire-transfer requests.
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The central bank said it had been sent information about “one successful attack on the work place of a SWIFT system operator.”
“The volume of unsanctioned operations as a result of this attack amounted to 339.5 million roubles,” the bank said.
After the report’s publication, a central bank spokesman said hackers had taken control of a computer at a Russian bank and used the SWIFT system to transfer the money to their own accounts.
The spokesman declined to name the bank or provide further details. He quoted Artem Sychev, deputy head of the central bank’s security department, as saying this was “a common scheme”.
A spokeswoman for SWIFT, whose messaging system is used to transfer trillions of dollars each day, said the company does not comment on specific entities.
“When a case of potential fraud is reported to us, we offer our assistance to the affected user to help secure its environment,” said the spokeswoman, Natasha de Teran.
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SWIFT says its own systems have never been compromised by hackers.
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Brussels-based SWIFT said late last year digital heists were becoming increasingly prominent as hackers use more sophisticated tools and techniques to launch new attacks.
In December, hackers tried to steal 55 million roubles from Russian state bank Globex using the SWIFT system, and digital thieves made off with $81 million from Bangladesh Bank in February 2016.
SWIFT has declined to disclose the number of attacks or identify any victims, but details on some cases have become public, including attacks on Taiwan’s Far Eastern International Bank (2845.TW) and Nepal’s NIC Asia Bank.
($1 = 56.7140 roubles)
I was just reading up on that last week.
The 20 fastest-growing freelance skills in Q3 2017 all experienced more than 100 percent year-over-year growth, while the top ten grew more than 200 percent compared to the same time period last year (Q3 2016).
The top 20 fastest-growing skills, Q3 2017:
Key Takeaways
- Robotics
- Blockchain
- Bitcoin
- Penetration testing
- React.js
- Amazon Web Services Lambda
- Augmented reality
- Deep learning
- Instagram marketing
- Final Cut Pro X
- Swift development
- AngularJS development
- Salesforce
- Vulnerability assessment
- Natural language processing
- HubSpot marketing
- Machine learning
- Objective-C development
- Learning Management System (LMS)
- jQuery development
- Robotics made the list for the first time, securing its spot as the No. 1 fastest-growing skill of the quarter. The uptick in demand comes at a time when major companies such as Amazon ($AMZN) and Toyota Research Institute ($TM) are pursuing initiatives around robotics, and IDC predicts that worldwide spending on robotics and related services will more than double by 2020, growing from $91.5 billion in 2016 to more than $188 billion. Humanoid robots can already walk and open doors, for example; but in the future, they will be able to make a cup of coffee or even fly a plane.
- Blockchain and Bitcoin both appeared on the Top 20 list for the first time. Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency and peer-to-peer digital payment system that aims to remove friction from transactions, is supported by Blockchain, a Distributed Ledger Technology (DTL) that verifies and records Bitcoin transactions. Bitcoin’s all-time high price coupled with the demand for specialists familiar with its technology indicates that the new currency may become more widely used. Gartner also included Blockchain in their 2017 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies noting that while enterprises are still deciding how to navigate this technology, they believe it will lead to a reformation of whole industries long-term.
- Security continues to be top of mind for both businesses and consumers in light of recent high-profile data breaches. According to the 2017 U.S. State of Cybercrime survey, 36 percent of businesses say they were impacted by a phishing attack last year, up from 26 percent the previous year. As a result,experts in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment are in high-demand as companies hire specialists to either test a specific issue or assess their business’s overall security.
- Augmented reality has seen breakthroughs as companies introduce innovations such as Facebook’s ($FB) Camera Effects Platform, Apple’s ($AAPL) ARKit and Google’s ($GOOGL) ARCore. AR earned itself a spot on Gartner’s 2017 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies due to its huge potential impact, and Gartner suggests that “Enterprises should create an AR strategy in the business with specific goals and tasks for trials and benchmarks.”
- Artificial intelligence (AI) has also already had a huge impact on the world of work, from AI-powered algorithms that recommend optimal routes to maximize Lyft and Uber drivers’ earnings; to machine learning systems that help optimize lists of customer leads so salespeople can be more effective. Companies are starting to invest more in figuring out how to use it for their benefit, and a handful of tech giants recently formed an AI research-and-policy organization called “Partnership on AI” to study AI’s impact on jobs and society. As businesses look to incorporate these new technologies into their business strategies, AI-related skills such as deep learning, natural language processingand machine learning appear on this quarter’s list.
- According to Flurry, the average U.S. consumer now spends five hours a day on mobile devices. In an effort to meet consumer expectations, as well as attract, retain and grow customers, businesses are implementing mobile-first strategies, and mobile programming languages including Swift and Objective-C saw high demand this quarter as a result.
Freelancers earn more than $1 billion on Upwork annually. The Upwork Skills Index calculates year-over-year growth rates based on freelancer billings through Upwork in Q3 2017 versus Q3 2016.
- Marketing skills account for 20 percent of the fastest-growing skills in Q3:
- Salesforce saw increased demand for its expanded ‘Marketing Cloud’ services; and HubSpot marketing, benefitting from companies surging investment in content marketing, also appeared in the Top 20.
- Instagram marketing, which eMarketer estimates will bring in more than $3 billion in U.S. ad revenues this year, and Final Cut Pro X, a professional video editing app from Apple that recently hit two million users, both saw soaring demand as marketers continued to invest in social media and customer storytelling.
The next quarterly Upwork Skills Index will be released winter 2018.
https://www.upwork.com/press/2017/11/02/q3-2017-skills-index/
Can Americans have dual citizenship or do we have to give up our American citizenship?
Great to know. My woman and I have bounced the idea of Costa Rica.
Supposedly 11pm pst what people are saying in the Discord.
I'm not familiar with setting up a corporation, so can you walk us thru the basic steps? I just check ed2018 corp tax rates and it's a flat 21%
Now would be nice, but what type of corp would we set-up? What's the cons/ obstacles to getting this money into my personal account. We need more info on this.
Damn. They taking it all the way to the end of the day.
Five months late and pushing it to the last part of the day, so this better be a serious launch and not some non-functioning bullshit.
Man, NEX only has 50,000,000 tokens so it will have a cap of $50mill right off tip. Could easily 10x off the NEO hype. Until NEX launches later this year, I think Switcheo will get some love. I bet City of Zion and those other NEO cats in China some of the big private investors in Switcheo.
I'm not familiar with setting up a corporation, so can you walk us thru the basic steps? I just check ed2018 corp tax rates and it's a flat 21%
Got me thinking now I should've at least moved my tokens off the ICO website. lolDamn. They taking it all the way to the end of the day.
Think the sale starts in March.
