SWIFT responsible for BB heist: Farashuddin

Mohammed Farashuddin, Head of the Committee Probing the Bangladesh Bank heist said SWIFT is primarily responsible for the hacking of Bangladesh Bank that resulted in stealing of US$81 million from the bank account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Farashuddin told this to the reporters after a meeting at BB on Sunday afternoon.

He said Malware made by either Pakistani or North Korean hackers was used in stealing US$101 million from Bangladesh Bank account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The malware was installed at the server of Bangladesh central bank for stealing the money, he added.

The former central banker also said BB staff had contributed to the situation through their carelessness, callousness, irresponsibility and ignorance.