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Crooks Arrested Over KVM-Based Bank Heist Attempt

Posted by timothy on from the worse-than-an-annoyatron dept.

judgecorp writes "Twelve men have been arrested over an attempt to take control of computers at a Santander bank branch in London using a stealthily planted KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switch installed by a bogus maintenance engineer. The men were caught by the Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crimes Unit."

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  1. Foolish. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Everyone knows if you want to rip off a bank. You need to BE the banker.

    That way you get the money. And then the goverment comes and gives you MORE money. Win. Win. No jailtime.