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Bangladesh Central Bank Governor Quits Amidst One of the Largest Cyber Heists

By CircleID Reporter
  • March 15, 2016, 6:23 pm PDT
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Bangladesh’s central bank governor has resigned today amidst theft of $81 million from the bank’s U.S. account, as details emerged in the Philippines that $30 million of the money was delivered in cash to a casino junket operator in Manila. The rest of the money hackers stole from the Bangladesh Bank’s account at the New York Federal Reserve, one of the largest cyber heists in history, went to two casinos, officials told a Philippines Senate hearing into the scandal.

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