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| Barclays Bank computer theft: Eight held over £1.3m haul | Barclays Bank computer theft: Eight held over £1.3m haul |
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| Eight men have been arrested in connection with a £1.3m theft by gang who took control of a Barclays Bank computer. | Eight men have been arrested in connection with a £1.3m theft by gang who took control of a Barclays Bank computer. |
| The money was taken from the branch in Swiss Cottage in north London in April, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. | |
| Searches are being carried out at addresses across London where property including cash, jewellery, drugs and credit cards have been seized. | |
| The men, aged between 24 and 47, were arrested on Thursday and Friday. | |
| Following the report of the theft, police found a "keyboard video mouse" (KVM) switch attached to one of the branch's computers, which had been placed there by a man purporting to be an IT engineer. | |
| A KVM switch allows a user to control multiple computers. This enabled the criminal group to remotely transfer funds to other back accounts. | |
| Barclays said it was able to recover a "significant amount" of stolen money. |