PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Cyberhack Edition

It wouldn’t be a Monday in payments if there wasn’t plenty of news to report on about breaches and cyber attacks, right?

Well, that’s the case today (May 9) as our news cycle is full of exactly that kind of news. This includes updates about the Philippine bank heist, cyberattack rates in the U.K. and another central bank cyberattack believed to be linked to a threat from the group Anonymous.

Here’s the latest breakdown in the PYMNTS 5-in-1 Daily Data Dive.

Bank Heist Scandal Pushes Out President 

$81M | The amount that was stolen in the Philippine bank scandal, which has now led to the resignation of the president of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.

The Impact Of Cyberattacks On UK Businesses

$2.7B | The amount the British government is investing through the next five years to prevent cyberthreats.

Are SWIFT Technicians To Blame For The Heist?

5,000 | The number of central bank computers that are accessible from the open Internet, which is not the preferred safety method.

Could Have Been Stopped?

70 Percent | The percentage of U.K. big business cyberattacks believed to be preventable, according to a recent survey.

Another Central Bank Hacked 

30 | The number of days Anonymous promised its campaign against central sites across the world would last.