Hackers attempted to steal £229m from Sumitomo Mitsui bank

Hackers has attempted to steal £229m from the japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui. Hackers used keyloggers to gain password information put failed to fill out  electronic transfer forms correctly, court told.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. Hackers are seems to be from belgian. They tried to hack the money transfer application, but failed because they incorrectly filled out the fields in the money transfer software.

Then hackers tried to install keyloggers software, said Simon Farrell, QC for the prosecution. “This software had the affect of recording activities carried out by users in the course of their every day business at the bank, including log-on names and passwords,” said Farrell.

Mr. Farrel said, the security supervisor tried to hide the multiple visits of the hackers  by tampering the television system. Later hackers tried on 21 different occassions.  Sunitomo Mitsui staff arriving at work one morning found their machines had been tampered with and thus unveiled the fraud, the court heard.

The foreign bank accounts set up to receive the money had allegedly been been organised by two British businessmen, Bernard Davies and Hugh Rodley.  Mr. Hudh  Roldey, Mr Nash and Mr Malros all deny conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to transfer criminal property. Mr. Bernard Davies died before the trial began.

And the trail to be continued.