Slovenian bank was recipient named in failed Vietnam cyberheist


Le Manh Hung, head of the State Bank of Vietnam's Information Technology Department, is seen during an interview in Hanoi May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Kham

HANOI: Cybercriminals unsuccessfully tried to send €1.2mil (RM5.46mil) from a Vietnamese bank to a Slovenian bank via the SWIFT network last December, but there have been no other cases of fraudulent transfers in Vietnam, a top central bank official said. 

Le Manh Hung, head of the State Bank of Vietnam's (SBV) Information Technology Department, told Reuters the Dec 8 transfer was the only attempt to steal funds detected by Tien Phong Bank (TPBank). 

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