Revived investigation: Authorities are looking at the unsolved theft of US$250,000 (RM1bil) at Sonali Bank, involving fraudulent transfer requests sent over SWIFT.
DHAKA: Bangladesh police are reviewing a nearly forgotten 2013 cyber heist at the nation’s largest commercial bank for connections to February's US$81mil (RM330.4mil) heist at the country's central bank, a senior law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
The unsolved theft of US$250,000 (RM1bil) at Sonali Bank involved fraudulent transfer requests sent over the SWIFT international payments network. It is not widely known outside of Bangladesh, and in fact was treated as a cold case until Bangladesh police revived the investigation after thieves in February also used the SWIFT network to steal US$81mil (RM330.4mil) from Bangladesh Bank.
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