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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 transferred from the branch in Swiss Cottage in north London in April, a Met Police spokesman said. | |
Searches are being carried out at addresses across London where property including cash, jewellery, drugs and credit cards have been seized. | 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. | 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. | |
It had had been placed there by a man purporting to be an IT engineer the day before the theft on 5 April | |
Infiltrate and exploit | |
A KVM switch, which has a 3G router attached, allows a user to control multiple computers. This enabled the gang to remotely transfer funds to other back accounts. | |
Barclays said it was able to recover a "significant amount" of the stolen money. | |
One central London premises which has been searched was described by detectives as the "control" centre for the fraudsters. | |
"Those responsible for this offence are significant players within a sophisticated and determined organised criminal network, who used considerable technical abilities and traditional criminal know-how to infiltrate and exploit secure banking systems," Det Insp Mark Raymond of the Met's Central e-Crime Unit said. |