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.
Don't ask where money came from, says Manila casino boss in heist probe
For Kim Wong, the Chinese casino owner in the Philippines entangled in one of the world's largest bank heists, there are two golden rules for dealing with wealthy punters: always demand to see their money, but never ask where it came from.
Sri Lankan in Bangladesh cyber heist says she was set up by friend
When Hagoda Gamage Shalika Perera, a small Sri Lankan businesswoman, got a deposit of $20 million in her account last month, she said the funds were expected but had no idea they were stolen from Bangladesh's central bank in one of the largest cyber heists in history.
BB fund: Theft a blow to Philippine efforts to lure investors
The Philippines’ failure to address the loopholes in anti-money laundering safeguards could affect even foreign investments in the infrastructure space, a conduit for which is the Aquino administration’s flagship Public Private Partnership (PPP) program.
CID-FBI meeting over BB heist deferred to Sunday
The meeting between police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation over the cyber heist of Bangladesh Bank’s account deferred to Sunday.
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.
Philippine bank let fund withdrawal despite NY bank stop order
The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. allows the withdrawal of the bulk of the funds suspected to have been stolen by computer hackers from the Bangladeshi central bank despite having received an order from its counterpart banks abroad to stop the payment.
2 BB deputy governors told to resign, banking secy made OSD
Two deputy governors of Bangladesh Bank have been asked to resign and banking secretary has been made an officer on special duty (OSD) over last month’s heist from the bank’s account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Need for better systems and protocols
The news that foreign hackers attempted to off $101 million from Bangladesh Bank's account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York need not be viewed as a catastrophic failure...
Banker in midst of heist controversy
Maia Santos-Deguito, manager of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation's (RCBC) Jupiter Street branch in Makati City of the Philippines is feeling the heat of the allegation of laundering $81 million stolen from the US account of Bangladesh Bank.