http://news.techworld.com/security/3468701/police-foil-attempt-steal-millions-from-bank-using-remote-control-kvm-device/
By John E Dunn
Techworld
13 September 2013
The Metropolitan Police have foiled an extraordinary plot to steal
millions of pounds from a London branch of Santander Bank using a remote
control device planted on one of its computers by a bogus maintenance man.
On Thursday evening, the Police's Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) arrested 12
men between the ages of 23 and 50 years old accused of being involved in
the alleged attempted heist at addresses in London, a statement said.
Police appear to have been monitoring the gang for some time, swooping
when it became clear that a theft might be about to happen from the Surrey
Quays branch of Santander Bank in London.
A bank source confirmed to press that a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) was
fitted by someone posing as a maintenance worker, something that would
have allowed the gang to control that machine remotely from inside the
bank’s network.
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