bangladesh bank heist
'One step closer' to recovering stolen funds: BB
The New York State Supreme Court’s recent ruling in favour of the Bangladesh Bank has brought the country “one step closer” to recovering the stolen funds from the people responsible, according to the central bank.
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Focus on cybersecurity, rather than crackdown on dissent
BANGLADESH BANK HEIST / Philippines court upholds ex-RCBC manager's conviction
The Philippines appellate court has upheld the money laundering conviction of former Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) manager over an $81-million heist from the Bangladesh Bank in 2016.
Bangladesh Bank heist: CID fails to file probe report for the 64th time
A Dhaka court today again asked Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit probe report by August 17, 2022 in Bangladesh Bank cyber heist case.
CID fails to present probe report on Bangladesh Bank heist today, next date Jan 13
A Dhaka court today set January 13 to submit a probe report in the case filed over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016.
BB heist: Info on perpetrators sought from Philippines
Bangladesh has sought from the Philippines the identities of the perpetrators involved in Bangladesh Bank heist, says Masud bin Momen, secretary (Asia Pacific) of the foreign ministry.
BB not worried at RCBC case
Terming the RCBC's defamation suit against the Bangladesh Bank baseless, a top BB official yesterday said it would not put any pressure on the central bank.
CID probe on, Farashuddin report can't be disclosed
The government cannot disclose the Farashuddin-led committee's investigation report on Bangladesh Bank reserve heist so that probe by the Criminal Investigation Department is not “influenced”, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told parliament last night.
BB Heist Probe: CID fails 56th report deadline
A Dhaka court yesterday again asked Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit probe report by March 13 in Bangladesh Bank cyber heist case.
SWIFT fights to restore faith after BB heist
The chief executive of secure messaging system SWIFT says the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, by criminals sending fraudulent payment instructions via SWIFT, would force the organisation to shrink and review its strategy.
SWIFT to unveil new security plan after BB heist
The SWIFT secure messaging service that underpins international banking says it is planning to launch a new security programme as it fights to rebuild its reputation in the wake of the Bangladesh Bank heist.
The Immediate Tasks at Hand
More than three months have passed since the Bangladesh Bank (BB) heist, and in the interim much water has flown down the Padma, Meghna,
N Korean, Pakistani hackers involved
Forensic investigators examining the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank's account with the New York Fed have
NY Fed, BB, SWIFT to work jointly
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bangladesh Bank and SWIFT have vowed to work together to recover the $81 million that Bangladesh lost in a reserve heist three months ago.
BB heist: Manila court asked to extend preservation order on stolen funds
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) asks the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 53 to extend the provisional asset preservation order (PAPO) issued by the court on the money received by casino junket operator Kam Sin “Kim” Wong.
BB's instant steps helped avert large scale heist
Bangladesh Bank's prompt actions averted large scale hacking into its account with the New York Fed, Prime Minister Sheikh
Bangladesh Bank exposed to hackers by cheap switches, no firewall: cops
Bangladesh's central bank was vulnerable to hackers because it did not have a firewall and used second-hand, $10 switches to network computers connected to the SWIFT global payment network, an investigator into one of the world's biggest cyber heists says.
Shafik arrested to divert attention: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed the arrest of Shafik Rehman intends to divert the attention from Bangladesh Bank cyber heist and Tonu murder.
High-powered taskforce formed to recover BB money
The government forms a high-powered taskforce to recover the money hacked from the Bangladesh Bank's account with the US Federal Bank in New York.