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Topic: Bangladesh central bank says U.S. account hacked (Read 301 times)

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hey you, yeah you, fuck you!!!
So He tried to hide the culprits who are working under his supervision. One month after the incident, Bangladesh Bank made it public and they lied saying it was "hacking". Later It was found people inside the bank were involved in stealing the money.
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There are rumors that money was intended to be used for coming presidential election in the Philippines.

What a coincidence sir,as the Philippines is having its election this year. It seems that these bank employee a possible victim or part of a bigger syndicate which siphoned international funds?But some funds are also transferred to Sri Lanka.Or possible that an unkown Bangladesh Official is involved?
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Bangladesh's central bank said on Monday its account at the U.S. Federal Reserve had been hacked and money was stolen, but that some of the funds were traced to the Philippines and recovered.

The New York Fed, which manages the account, denied that its systems were breached but did not say whether funds had been drained from the account, citing confidentiality.

Bangladesh Bank said it was working with anti-money laundering authorities in the Philippines. It did not say how much money had been stolen and a spokesman declined to comment.

Bangladesh's central bank has around $28 billion in foreign currency reserves.

To date, there is no evidence of any attempt to penetrate Federal Reserve systems in connection with the payments in question, and there is no evidence that any Fed systems were compromised," a New York Fed spokeswoman said.

She declined to comment on whether the U.S. central bank's New York branch was investigating the claim by its overseas counterpart.

Some 250 central banks, governments, and other institutions have foreign accounts at the New York Fed, which is near the centre of the global financial system. The accounts hold mostly U.S. Treasuries and agency debt, and requests for funds arrive and are authenticated by a so-called SWIFT network that connects banks.

To date, there is no evidence of any attempt to penetrate Federal Reserve systems in connection with the payments in question, and there is no evidence that any Fed systems were compromised," a New York Fed spokeswoman said.

She declined to comment on whether the U.S. central bank's New York branch was investigating the claim by its overseas counterpart.

Some 250 central banks, governments, and other institutions have foreign accounts at the New York Fed, which is near the centre of the global financial system. The accounts hold mostly U.S. Treasuries and agency debt, and requests for funds arrive and are authenticated by a so-called SWIFT network that connects banks.

Source:http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/07/bangladesh-central-bank-says-us-account-hacked-recovers-some-funds.html

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The President and CEO of the Bank where the money was allegedly laundered in the Philippes already resigned.
Senate Inquiry is on-going
There are rumors that money was intended to be used for coming presidential election in the Philippines.
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