Cyber crime’s ‘Mr Big’ in plot to rob £1.3m from bank

A man described by police as the “Mr Big” of UK cyber crime is believed to be among plotters who stole £1.3m (€1.5m) from a bank branch by taking control of its computer system.

Eight members of a gang suspected of targeting a branch of Barclays bank in Swiss Cottage, north London, in April, were arrested overnight, and police discovered a control room where they believe the gang masterminded cyber crime on a scale not seen before in Britain.

It is believed that one of the plotters posed as an engineer, and then planted a “keyboard video mouse” (KVM) that allowed thieves to access accounts.