Mar
23
North Korea Said to Be Target of Inquiry Over $81 Million Cyberheist
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York was led to move money from the Bangladesh central bank to other accounts in February 2016. CreditSpencer Platt/Getty Images
Federal prosecutors are investigating North Korea’s possible role in the theft of $81 million from the central bank of Bangladesh in what security officials fear could be a new front in cyberwarfare.
The United States attorney’s office in Los Angeles has been examining the extent to which the North Korea government aided and abetted the bold heist in February 2016, according to a person briefed on the investigation who was not authorized to speak publicly…
North Korea Said to Be Target of Inquiry Over $81 Million Cyberheist
