The US$81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank was sent to RCBC accounts and then vanished into the casino industry in the Philippines. Photo: AFP The US$81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank was sent to RCBC accounts and then vanished into the casino industry in the Philippines. Photo: AFP
The US$81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank was sent to RCBC accounts and then vanished into the casino industry in the Philippines. Photo: AFP

The Philippines

Asia /  Southeast Asia

Bangladesh to sue Manila bank over US$81 million cyber heist

  • Unknown hackers moved US$81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank to RCBC accounts in the Philippines, where the money vanished into the casino industry
  • The central bank is filing a lawsuit in the US, where the New York Federal Bank will assist the country in handling the case

Topic |   The Philippines
Reuters
Reuters

Updated: 9:34pm, 30 Jan, 2019

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The US$81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank was sent to RCBC accounts and then vanished into the casino industry in the Philippines. Photo: AFP The US$81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank was sent to RCBC accounts and then vanished into the casino industry in the Philippines. Photo: AFP
The US$81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank was sent to RCBC accounts and then vanished into the casino industry in the Philippines. Photo: AFP
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