Bangladesh official steps down over $81m heist

Bangladesh’s central bank governor Atiur Rahman has resigned after $81 million (€73m) was stolen from the bank’s account at the New York Fed in one of the largest cyber heists in history.

Unknown hackers breached the computer systems of Bangladesh Bank and transferred $81 million from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to casinos in the Philippines between February 4-5.

Rahman’s resignation came days after the Bangladesh finance minister said the central bank did not inform him about the heist, and that he learned of it only a month later when news first appeared in the media.