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Hackers Steal $6.7M In Bank Cyber Heist

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-nearly-as-dramatic-as-a-regular-heist dept.

Orome1 writes "A perfectly planned and coordinated bank robbery was executed during the first three days of the new year in Johannesburg, and left the targeted South African Postbank — part of the nation's Post Office service — with a loss of some $6.7 million. The cyber gang behind the heist was obviously very well informed about the post office's IT systems, and began preparing the ground for the heist a few months before, by opening accounts in post offices across the country and compromising an employee computer in the Rustenburg Post Office."

4 of 91 comments (clear)

  1. Now let's see the reports of their capture. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's not whether you can get into a bank, or even out of it, it's how long you can keep the money.

    It will teach them to not have so many holidays I hope!

  2. That's nothing by midtowng · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wall Street CEO's have been stealing much larger amounts from their own banks for years.

  3. Re:Organized trolling campaign on Slashdot by TheCouchPotatoFamine · · Score: 1, Insightful

    he clearly showed that Bonch and Overly Critical Guy had posts which were themes on the same base material. Certainly, a professional advertiser would use such a permutation. That's evidence enough for the court of slashdot... the burden of proof is yours, AC.

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  4. Re:How possible is it that it was an inside job? by nothajan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How could an investigation rule out a possible inside job?

    In Soviet Russia, inside job rules out possible investigation.