The 2016 Bangladesh Bank Heist: How Hackers Stole $81 Million from a Central Bank
By mhriad0•

In February 2016 hackers compromised Bangladesh Bank’s systems, obtained SWIFT credentials, and sent dozens of fraudulent payment orders from the bank’s account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Most of the transfers were blocked, but $81 million successfully moved to accounts in the Philippines and $20 million to Sri Lanka (later recovered). The heist was discovered after a suspicious/typo’d instruction triggered manual review.