bangladesh bank hacking

$101M Cyber Heist / Govt probe hints at BB officials' links

A government panel probing the $101 million Bangladesh Bank heist blamed the theft on SWIFT again and hinted for the first time at the involvement of central bank officials in its final report submitted yesterday.

N Korean, Pakistani hackers involved

Forensic investigators examining the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank's account with the New York Fed have

Bangladesh Bank Fund Heist / Interpol team in Dhaka to help CID

The six visiting Interpol officials teaming up with the Criminal Investigation Department yesterday started forensic analysis of

Bangladesh Bank fund: Fed could but failed to stop cyber heist

It seems, had the Federal Reserve Bank of New York been cautious about financial transactions, the hacked funds of Bangladesh Bank could easily be stopped from being transferred to banks in the Philippines and Sri Lanka, and from there to the pockets of the hackers.

Reducing cyber risk of banks

Guidelines on Internal Control & Compliance for Banks were issued by the central bank on March 8, 2016, which recommended the commercial banks to take insurance as a risk mitigation measure. Such insurances are not over-the-counter products, and must be customised as per each bank's unique exposures.

RTGS Connection / BB's Achilles' heel

Cyber thieves might have found it easier to break into the Bangladesh Bank system after its local area network (LAN) was connected with its SWIFT operation, according to central bankers and investigators.

Not so SWIFT

Two engineers of SWIFT have come to Bangladesh to review its servers with the central bank -- 38 days after a band of hackers breached the payment system in an attempt to steal about $1 billion.

Confusion, panic order of the day

Confusion and panic was the order of the day at the Bangladesh Bank yesterday, a day after its governor Atiur Rahman stepped down and two deputy governors were removed hastily amid strong criticism over the central bank's handling of the $101 million cyber theft.

Fazle Kabir appointed BB governor

The government appoints former finance secretary and chairman of state-run Sonali Bank Ltd Fazle Kabir as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank for the next four years.

May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016

Govt probe hints at BB officials' links

A government panel probing the $101 million Bangladesh Bank heist blamed the theft on SWIFT again and hinted for the first time at the involvement of central bank officials in its final report submitted yesterday.

May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016

N Korean, Pakistani hackers involved

Forensic investigators examining the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank's account with the New York Fed have

May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016

Interpol team in Dhaka to help CID

The six visiting Interpol officials teaming up with the Criminal Investigation Department yesterday started forensic analysis of

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Bangladesh Bank fund: Fed could but failed to stop cyber heist

It seems, had the Federal Reserve Bank of New York been cautious about financial transactions, the hacked funds of Bangladesh Bank could easily be stopped from being transferred to banks in the Philippines and Sri Lanka, and from there to the pockets of the hackers.

March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016

Reducing cyber risk of banks

Guidelines on Internal Control & Compliance for Banks were issued by the central bank on March 8, 2016, which recommended the commercial banks to take insurance as a risk mitigation measure. Such insurances are not over-the-counter products, and must be customised as per each bank's unique exposures.

March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016

BB's Achilles' heel

Cyber thieves might have found it easier to break into the Bangladesh Bank system after its local area network (LAN) was connected with its SWIFT operation, according to central bankers and investigators.

March 20, 2016
March 20, 2016

Not so SWIFT

Two engineers of SWIFT have come to Bangladesh to review its servers with the central bank -- 38 days after a band of hackers breached the payment system in an attempt to steal about $1 billion.

March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016

Confusion, panic order of the day

Confusion and panic was the order of the day at the Bangladesh Bank yesterday, a day after its governor Atiur Rahman stepped down and two deputy governors were removed hastily amid strong criticism over the central bank's handling of the $101 million cyber theft.

March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016

Fazle Kabir appointed BB governor

The government appoints former finance secretary and chairman of state-run Sonali Bank Ltd Fazle Kabir as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank for the next four years.

March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016

BB reserve heist: Muhith to brief media tomorrow

Finance Minister AMA Muhith will brief the media about the recent theft of US$101 million by hackers from Bangladesh Bank account at New York Federal Reserve Bank.

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