Police foil attempt to steal millions from bank using remote control KVM device

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http://news.techworld.com/security/3468701/police-foil-attempt-steal-millions-from-bank-using-remote-control-kvm-device/

By John E Dunn
Techworld
13 September 2013

The Metropolitan Police have foiled an extraordinary plot to steal 
millions of pounds from a London branch of Santander Bank using a remote 
control device planted on one of its computers by a bogus maintenance man.

On Thursday evening, the Police's Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) arrested 12 
men between the ages of 23 and 50 years old accused of being involved in 
the alleged attempted heist at addresses in London, a statement said.

Police appear to have been monitoring the gang for some time, swooping 
when it became clear that a theft might be about to happen from the Surrey 
Quays branch of Santander Bank in London.

A bank source confirmed to press that a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) was 
fitted by someone posing as a maintenance worker, something that would 
have allowed the gang to control that machine remotely from inside the 
bank’s network.

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