Author: Bank of North Dakota

There’s a new malware attacking financial institutions according to a recent report by Kaspersky Lab. Since 2013 and possibly earlier, an advanced keylogging hack on Mexican banks was discovered using spearphishing and infected USB devices to gain access to bank accounts. Although the campaign, called Dark Tequila, specifically targeted Mexican banks, there’s no reason to believe Read More

The latest Kaspersky Lab report Spam and Phishing 2018 sheds a huge spotlight on the most popular hacking technique to date. In 2018, 482 million bogus websites were sent to inboxes everywhere. Users were hit with email phishing, including fake website pages. Never known to miss an opportunity, hackers used creative topics for lures, including the 2018 Read More

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed Bank of North Dakota’s (BND) credit rating as “A+” and “A-1” for long-term and short-term credit respectively in its annual review released Nov. 7, 2017. “This is good news for North Dakotans. The S&P report recognizes effective government spending controls and the strong link between the Bank and the state Read More

Bank of North Dakota (BND) has opened the second application period for the BND Infrastructure Loan Fund. During the first round, BND committed to $34.5 million in low interest loans through the program established by the 2015 Legislature. Funds were approved for road and water infrastructure construction in Wahpeton, West Fargo, Grand Forks and Beach. Read More