You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here. Yap, Cecilia; Calonzo, Andreo (17 March 2016). "Printer error foiled billion-dollar bank heist". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 20 March 2016. My thoughts are with their family and loved ones. More civilian victims of this cycle of violence show the urgent need for diplomatic efforts to de-escalate." In fact, data from our Smart Protection Network™ (SPN) reveals that Silence targeted financial organizations in Russia, Belarus, and even Vietnam. Cobalt, on the other hand, is still active, especially within the Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR countries) and Eastern European countries such as Bulgaria. The RCBC's board committee also launched a separate probe into the bank's involvement in the money laundering scam. RCBC president Lorenzo V. Tan filed an indefinite leave of absence to give way to the investigation by the authorities on the case. [35] [36] On 6 May 2016, despite being cleared of any wrongdoing by the bank's internal investigation, Tan resigned as President of RCBC to "take full moral responsibility" for the incident. [37] [38] Helen Yuchengco-Dee, daughter of RCBC founder Alfonso Yuchengco, will take over the bank's operations. The bank also apologised to the public for its involvement in the robbery.

On 1 October, a magnetic IED detonated near a bank in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, targeting the ANP, which caused 16 civilian casualties (one death and 15 injured including one woman and two children). The Taliban claimed responsibility and stated having killed five ANP. Mr Dee called for April 10 to be remembered as Dee Day in honour of his family, as a reminder of the difference between good and evil.

A manhunt was immediately launched for the gunman and other suspects who fled the scene on Friday, but all still remain at large. They are thought to have run the car off the road before opening fire. The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) said it did not tolerate the illicit activity in the RCBC branch involved in the case. Lorenzo V. Tan, RCBC's president, said that the bank cooperated with the Anti-Money Laundering Council and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas regarding the matter. [33] Tan's legal counsel has asked the RCBC Jupiter Street branch manager to explain the alleged fake bank account that was used in the money laundering scam. [34] Agcaoili, Lawrence (23 March 2016). "RCBC president goes on leave". The Philippine Star . Retrieved 24 March 2016. Meanwhile, a Palestinian 15-year-old was killed and two others were wounded in a West Bank raid by the Israeli army, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

The same account had, on Friday, posted pictures supposedly of an IS training camp in Logar under the leadership of Saad Emarati, the former Taleban commander in Azra district who has defected to IS. No group has claimed responsibility but a Hamas spokesman hailed it as "retaliation for the crimes committed by Israel in the West Bank and the Al Aqsa mosque". Medibank has about 4 million customers but it is not known at this stage how many were caught in the breach. Who is at risk? CA upholds Maia Deguito's money laundering conviction over Bangladesh bank heist". ABS-CBN News. 19 April 2023.Change the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the “Settings & Account” section. What happens at the end of my trial? Billion Dollar Heist' Review: How to Rob a Bank, Digitally". 17 August 2023 . Retrieved 19 August 2023.

Sri Lanka-based Pan Asia Bank initially took notice of the transaction, with one official noting the transaction as too big for a country like Sri Lanka. Pan Asia Bank was the one which referred the anomalous transaction to Deutsche Bank. The Sri Lankan funds have been recovered by Bangladesh Bank. [8] Investigation [ edit ] Bangladesh [ edit ] Tan cleared of wrong doing, resigns to take full moral responsibility". Archived from the original on 1 August 2016 . Retrieved 3 August 2016. The great Bangladesh cyber heist shows truth is stranger than fiction". Dhaka Tribune. 12 March 2016 . Retrieved 25 May 2018. The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) launched a probe and looked into a Chinese-Filipino who allegedly played a key role in the money laundering of the illicit funds. The NBI is coordinating with relevant government agencies including the country's Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC). The AMLC started its investigation on 19 February 2016, of bank accounts linked to a junket operator. [12] AMLC has filed a money laundering complaint before the Department of Justice against a RCBC branch manager and five unknown persons with fictitious names in connection with the case. [16]Explain 'fake account,' RCBC chief tells branch manager". ABS-CBN News. 13 March 2016 . Retrieved 13 March 2016.

The Daily Beast reported a denial by Muslim Dost whom they name as a spokesman for IS. However, this Afghan, based in Pakistan, is a Salafi scholar who pledged allegiance to IS. For more detail about him, see AAN’s first report on Daesh. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, also offered his condolences on “behalf of all the citizens of Israel”. On 10 January 2019, Maia Santos Deguito, a former manager at RCBC, was convicted on 8 counts of money laundering and sentenced to 4 to 7 years imprisonment for each count at a Makati City Regional Trial Court. [21] On 12 March 2019, RCBC sued Bangladesh Bank for embarking "on a massive ploy and scheme to extort money from plaintiff RCBC by resorting to public defamation, harassment and threats geared towards destroying RCBC's good name, reputation, and image." [22] RCBC manager, others face anti-money laundering complaint". Rappler. 5 March 2016 . Retrieved 5 March 2016.

Finkle, Jim; Miglani, Sanjeev (10 May 2016). "SWIFT rejects Bangladeshi claims in cyber heist, police stand firm". Reuters. Rada, Julito. "RCBC pays half of P1-b penalty". Archived from the original on 22 January 2018 . Retrieved 19 August 2016. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed an operation at the Aqabat Jaber camp near Jericho where soldiers were seeking “to apprehend a terror suspect”. A Philippine Senate hearing was held on 15 March 2016, led by Senator Teofisto Guingona III, head of the Blue Ribbon Committee and Congressional Oversight Committee on the Anti-Money Laundering Act. [17] A closed-door hearing was later held on 17 March. [18] Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has also launched its own investigation. [8] On 12 August 2016, RCBC was reported to have paid half of the Ph₱ 1 billion penalty imposed by the Central Bank of the Philippines. [19] Prior to that, the bank reorganized its board of directors by increasing the number of independent directors from four to seven. [20]