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Bangladesh Bank heist trail goes cold in Manila as probes falter

Bangladesh Bank heist trail goes cold in Manila as probes falter

More than three months have passed since $81 million was stolen in a brazen cyber-heist from Bangladesh's central bank and sent to Manila - yet authorities in the Philippines appear no closer to nabbing those who laundered most of the money through a bank and casinos here.
SWIFT tells banks to share information on hacks

SWIFT tells banks to share information on hacks

International financial messaging service SWIFT told clients on Friday to share information on attacks on the system to help prevent hacking, after criminals used SWIFT messages to steal $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank.
May 20, 2016 | 05:02 pm PT
Cyber thieves exploit banks' faith in SWIFT transfer network

Cyber thieves exploit banks' faith in SWIFT transfer network

Shortly after 7 p.m. on January 12, 2015, a message from a secure computer terminal at Banco del Austro (BDA) in Ecuador instructed San Francisco-based Wells Fargo to transfer money to bank accounts in Hong Kong.
May 19, 2016 | 11:44 pm PT
Singapore, Philippines c. banks move to tighten cyber security

Singapore, Philippines c. banks move to tighten cyber security

Singapore's central bank has asked banks to maintain a high level of security for their critical IT systems following recent cyber attacks using the SWIFT financial messaging system.
May 17, 2016 | 02:36 am PT
Vietnam bank nearly falls victim of massive cyber theft like Bangladesh central bank

Vietnam bank nearly falls victim of massive cyber theft like Bangladesh central bank

Vietnam's Tien Phong Bank said that it interrupted an attempted cyber heist that involved the use of fraudulent SWIFT messages, the same technique at the heart of February's massive theft from the Bangladesh central bank.
May 15, 2016 | 10:11 am PT
Philippines remittance firm a 'cleaning house' in historic cyber heist

Philippines remittance firm a 'cleaning house' in historic cyber heist

A Philippines anti-money laundering body has lodged a complaint against owners of a remittance firm it called a "cleaning house" to hide the trail of $81 million looted from a Bangladesh bank, in one of the biggest cyber heists in history.
April 28, 2016 | 05:12 am PT
 
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