Hackers stole from the account of the Central Bank of Bangladesh at the Federal reserve Bank of new York 81 million dollars.
Fraud criminals were able, thanks to the difference in the timetable: the Central Bank of Bangladesh is closed on Fridays and Saturdays, and fed on Saturdays and Sundays. 4 February (Thursday) hackers broke into the security system and sent to the Federal reserve Bank in new York 35 payment orders on payment of a billion dollars. However, such a large sum aroused suspicion among Americans. They blocked 30 of payment, and the remaining five decided to investigate the next day. But on Friday in Bangladesh, the weekend came, and then began the weekend in the US.
In the end, according to TASS with reference to The Wall Street Journal, five of the old days are gone, and the hackers managed to get 101 million dollars. The Central Bank of Bangladesh was able to return only $ 20 million: a Bank employee noticed misspelled the recipient’s name and stopped the transfer. However, 81 million criminals still managed to spend. The money went to buy chips in the casino and online gambling in the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
This scandal cost the head of the Central Bank of Bangladesh their place. To investigate joined the Federal Bureau of investigation United States.
