Hackers Almost Net $1 Billion From Bank

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A spelling mistake in an online bank transfer instruction helped prevent a nearly $1bn heist last month involving the Bangladesh central bank and the New York Fed, banking officials said.

Unknown hackers still managed to get away with about $80m, one of the largest known bank thefts in history.
 

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I always thought you need someone on the inside to perform a task this huge.......I don't buy that someone stealing hundreds of million from hacking can't be traced somehow, & the money is never found.........
 
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My question is ok sure it is all transferred and considered theft, but how did they actually get it. How did they actually turn it from a computer hack numbers in accounts to cash dollars able to be spent.
 

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My question is ok sure it is all transferred and considered theft, but how did they actually get it. How did they actually turn it from a computer hack numbers in accounts to cash dollars able to be spent.



good point
 

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My question is ok sure it is all transferred and considered theft, but how did they actually get it. How did they actually turn it from a computer hack numbers in accounts to cash dollars able to be spent.

Exactly......I don't think we're getting the whole story anyway, & the investigation is still pending. They're saying theres a good chance they won't find the $80 million or the perpetrators.......hmm.....gotta have connections in very high places IMO.
 

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