NSA hacking undermined trust, Swift tech head says

Swift's chief information officer says there is no evidence that US spies hacked into the payment system, but mourns lack of trust and information sharing

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The Swift interbank payment system was never penetrated by the US National Security Agency (NSA), but NSA actions have still increased the threat of attack, financial IT specialists have warned.

Speaking at a Swift-sponsored event in London yesterday, Michael Fish, Swift's chief information officer, said: "We have conducted a very detailed investigation and there is no evidence that the NSA was

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