U.S. investigators suspect the theft by computer hackers of $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank was partly an inside job—the first hint of culpability in a case that has exposed new vulnerabilities in the international banking system.
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation have found evidence pointing to at least one bank employee acting as an accomplice, people familiar with the matter said. The evidence suggests a handful of others may also have assisted hackers in navigating Bangladesh Bank’s computer system, the people said.
The hackers tried to steal nearly $1 billion in a brazen attack that involved an extensive penetration of Bangladesh Bank’s computers, dozens of orders on the official interbank fund-transfer network and a money trail that ran through the Philippines’ murky casino business, according to investigators. For the full article click here
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