Economy Desk: An Indian media outlet has once again published the news that Bangladesh Bank’s reserves have been stolen. On Tuesday (May 14), Northeast News claimed that Indian hackers had hacked billions of dollars in reserves from Bangladesh Bank. Bangladesh Bank has claimed that this news is not true.
The central bank says that no new reserves have been stolen. The news is completely fake.
Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Majbaul Haque said that the information published in the report is completely fake.
After the publication of the report of online reserve theft in India, a wide discussion started on social media, including Bankpara. Many contacted Bangladesh Bank to verify the authenticity of this information.
Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Majbaul Haque said in this regard that there are three levels of security policy currently in place in terms of assurance in transactions with the New York Fed. This information about reserve theft is completely false.
In February 2016, an attempt was made to steal about one billion dollars from Bangladesh Bank’s account in the New York branch of the American Federal Reserve through 35 fake messages using the SWIFT system. In the end, the hackers were able to steal more than 10 million dollars.
Part of this money goes to Sri Lanka, and the rest goes to the Philippines. Of the stolen money, $3.46 million was recovered, but the rest was never recovered. A case is ongoing in the American court in this case.
