The British Hi-Tech Crime Unit has foiled what would have been one of the biggest computer crimes in history, where thieves attempted to transfer $420 million from a London branch of Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui.The thieves are believed to have hacked into the bank's computer systems using information gathered from keylogger programs, which allowed them access to sensitive passwords and other account information. At present, it is not clear how the keyloggers were installed.
Police have been investigating the case since last October, when bank security discovered that some computer systems had been compromised, and the National Hi-Tech Crimes Unit—a specialized police body that aims to combat computer crime—was called in.
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News source: eWeek
