Dhaka, July 30 -- Bangladesh Bank has issued an alert warning banks and financial institutions of possible cyberattacks and urged them to take precautionary measures.

In a press release signed by SM Tofael Ahmad, Additional Director of the central bank's ICT department, the central bank said that future cyberattacks could disrupt critical information infrastructure (CII), banking and financial services, healthcare as well as public and private sector operations.

Citing various sources, the central bank noted that banks and financial institutions might become targets of cyberattacks. Institutions have been urged to strengthen their systems in advance, particularly against small and mid-level threats.

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