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Swift Banking Network Struggles With Wave of Cyberattacks

Gaps in security standards and poor communication about breaches have exposed vulnerabilities of the global money-transfer network

The global money-transfer network Swift has been infiltrated by thieves at least three times, but gaps in security standards and poor communication about breaches have left it struggling to deal with the wave of cyberattacks.

Banks rely on the network, formally called the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, to guarantee the authenticity of orders to make payments from customers’ accounts. Hacking incidents at...

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