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Middle Eastern banks targeted by 'wave' of cyber attacks: Report

Posted On: May. 27, 2016 12:00 AM CST

A report by cyber security firm FireEye Inc. has revealed that banks in the Middle East are being targeted by a "wave" of cyber attacks, reports Computer Weekly.

The attackers sent multiple emails containing macro-enabled Microsoft Excel files to banking employees, said the report. The attacks seem to be part of an initial reconnaissance campaign to determine would-be targets, the report said.

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