Reserve Bank of Australia

Reserve Bank of Australia

The computer networks of Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Australian central bank were targeted by some hackers.

The attack spread in the network after some of its staff, including the executive level opened ‘malicious’ e-mails on 17 November 2011.

The attack compromised some of the bank's assets leading to service disruption, information loss and reputation.

Source: https://techmonitor.ai/technology/data/hackers-breach-reserve-bank-of-australia-110313

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/reservebankau

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"linkid": "reservebankau",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2011",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
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                        'location': 'Australia',
                        'name': 'Reserve Bank of Australia',
                        'type': 'Central Bank'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing Email',
 'date_detected': '2011-11-17',
 'description': 'The computer networks of Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), '
                'Australian central bank were targeted by some hackers. The '
                'attack spread in the network after some of its staff, '
                'including the executive level opened ‘malicious’ e-mails on '
                "17 November 2011. The attack compromised some of the bank's "
                'assets leading to service disruption, information loss and '
                'reputation.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': ['Reputation Damage'],
            'operational_impact': ['Service Disruption']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Phishing Email'},
 'threat_actor': 'Unknown Hackers',
 'title': 'Cyber Attack on Reserve Bank of Australia',
 'type': 'Phishing Attack'}
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