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Libyan Prosecution Detains Two CBL Officials Over Cyber Breach
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (228+ words) The Libyan Public Prosecution has ordered the pre-trial detention of the Central Bank of Libya’s (CBL) Information Security Officer and the Director of the IT Department. This follows an investigation into a 9 June cyber-attack where attackers exploited administrator credentials and…...
Internal Security Agency Warns of Malware in Leaked CBL Data
2+ week, 4+ day ago (212+ words) The Internal Security Agency has issued a warning to government bodies and organizations advising against downloading leaked files attributed to the Central Bank of Libya, as technical analysis confirms they contain malware and hacking tools. Please register now to read…...
CBL Addresses Alleged Data Leak Following Cybersecurity Incident
2+ week, 4+ day ago (141+ words) The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) is investigating claims that sample data from a previous cyberattack was released on the Dark Web. The bank has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of the leaked data while asserting that its core…...
Central Bank of Libya Says 9 June Cyber Incident Is Fully Contained
3+ week, 2+ day ago (282+ words) The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has successfully contained a cyberattack first reported on June 9, 2024. Despite claims from the Qilin Group, the CBL reports no evidence of compromised accounts, balances, or financial assets, and is currently enhancing system security protocols....
Central Bank of Libya Reports Cyber Incident
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (357+ words) Central Bank of Libya source to Libya Herald: There are no indications that customer accounts were affected by cyber incident - investigations are ongoing An authoritative source at the Central Bank of Libya confirmed to Libya Herald that the bank detected…...
Largest NOC delegation attends London’s Africa Energies Summit & Libya Energy Forum, signs MoU with LBBC and British Council
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (423+ words) The Libyan British Business Council (LBBC), in partnership with the National Oil Corporation of Libya (NOC), hosted the ‘‘Libya Energy Forum: Realising Libya’s Energy Ambitions’’ from 11 to 14 May in London as part of the Africa Energies Summit 2026. The LBBC said…...
NOC Chairman Suleiman meets representative of Nigeria’s Aiteo oil company – winner of exploration bid in Block M1, Murzuq Basin
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (173+ words) Libya Herald Libyaâs National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman, Masoud Suleiman, revealed yesterday that he had met with representatives of Nigerian company Aiteo, one of the companies that won the public bidding round for exploration, securing Block M1 in the Murzuq…...
Bank of Commerce and Development: First bank to launch e-Wallet for expat residents and workers
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (614+ words) Libya’s privately-owned Bank of Commerce and Development announced yesterday the launch of what it considered to be the first e-Wallet dedicated to foreign residents and foreign workers in Libya. It said this comes as a new step towards developing the…...
ATIB bank signs MoU with Majaal and Xtreme companies to finance and empower micro-entrepreneurs and enhance their growth and sus
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (134+ words) tainability LibyaHerald The Assaray Trade and Investment Bankâs (ATIB) micro financing and incubating arm, Namaa Tamweel, announced yesterday the signing of an MoU last Thursday (12 March) with Majaal and Extreme companies, This agreement aims to support and empower micro-entrepreneurs…...
Grand Mufti raises objections to CBL’s supposedly Islamic – Sharia compliant certificates of deposit
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (809+ words) Libya’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Al-Sadeg Al-Ghiriani said that the ‘‘Absolute Speculative’’ (referred to as Mudaraba in Islamic – Sharia) certificates of deposit proposed for sale by the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) are not 100 percent Islamic – Sharia compliant. The Fatwa by…...