How hackers stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank

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Reuters revealed that a typo halted another $20 million in losses

Hackers outside the country uncovered details of Bangladesh's central bank transfer system and began to bombard the system with requests to send nearly $1 billion out of the country.

Reuters has the fascinating story of how the hacking came to light and was stopped before it did more damage.

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