Bangladesh Bank

Bangladesh Bank heist linked to attack on Sony: BAE researchers

Malicious software used in February's $81 million heist at Bangladesh Bank is linked to other cyber attacks, including the high-profile 2014 attack on Sony's Hollywood studio, according to a new report from cyber security firm BAE Systems.

Bangladesh bank exposed to hackers by cheap switches and no firewall: Police

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 said.

Bangladesh $81 mn heist: Missing IT expert Tanvir Zoha returns home

IT expert Tanvir Hassan Zoha had told a local TV station that "apathy" about computer security at Bangladesh's central bank contributed to the theft

Bangladesh $81mn heist: Cyber security expert goes missing after criticising bank's 'apathy'

The cyber heist has embarrassed Bangladesh and raised alarm over the security of the country's foreign exchange reserves of over $27 billion.

Bangladesh bank says hackers tried to steal $951 million

Bangladesh's central bank confirmed on Sunday that cyber criminals tried to withdraw $951 million from its U.S. bank account, as the country’s finance minister said he first got to know of one of the biggest bank heists in history through the media.

Bangladesh central bank working to recover &100 mn from US account

The Bangladesh central bank says it is working to recover some $100 million it lost from an account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.