Global, dynamic, and eye-opening, BILLION DOLLAR HEIST tells the story of the most daring cyber heist of all time, the Bangladeshi Central Bank theft. This feature documentary traces the origins of cyber-crime from basic credit card fraud to the wildly complex criminal organisations in existence today, supported by commentary and fascinating insight from highly regarded cyber security experts such as Eric Chien, Mikko Hypponen, Keith Mularski and renowned journalist, broadcaster and best-selling author of McMafia (which was adapted into a BBC One television series), Misha Glenny. A tale of epic proportions, BILLION DOLLAR HEIST shows how the key players on both sides of the law are embroiled in a global game of cat-and-mouse – with our money and security on the line.
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00:00 There are four threats to the human race.
00:05 The pandemic, weapons of mass destruction, climate change, and cyber.
00:16 It takes one person, one weak link.
00:20 If you're being specifically targeted, they will follow that trace and they will get you.
00:28 The Federal Reserve in New York holds trillions of dollars kept by banks around the world.
00:34 The criminals can't hack the network system of the Fed, so they turn their attention to
00:38 a more vulnerable target, the Bangladesh Bank.
00:42 The heist is on.
00:45 Bangladesh was the biggest cyber heist of all time.
00:49 It is a mistake to think this happened overnight.
00:52 Members of the Bangladeshi Bank were targeted.
00:55 They tricked them to click on an attachment that contained malicious code.
00:59 They were inside the bank's network for a full year.
01:03 Poppings, pin shots, keystrokes of employees.
01:06 Jumping from a computer to a computer.
01:09 Bingo.
01:10 They find the terminal that communicates with the Fed.
01:13 They had no idea for a very long time what was happening.
01:19 It's too late.
01:20 The money's gone.
01:24 This isn't just normal criminals.
01:27 They're state-trained hackers, still very much at large.
01:33 Sony Pictures went down.
01:35 We saw a continued attack on hospitals in the United Kingdom.
01:39 The US election.
01:42 Bangladesh was a bombshell.
01:44 It just blew my mind.
01:47 Every year the hacks get bigger, the damage greater, the implications graver.
01:53 In many ways I think we've seen nothing yet.
01:57 [Music]
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