Fwd: Reuters: How a hacker's typo helped stop a billion dollar bank heist



Subject: Reuters: How a hacker's typo helped stop a billion dollar bank heist

From Reuters News:

How a hacker's typo helped stop a billion dollar bank heist
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0WC0TC

A spelling mistake in an online bank transfer instruction helped prevent a nearly $1 billion heist last month involving the Bangladesh central bank and the New York Federal Reserve, banking officials said.

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Ken is an Independent Consultant in South Florida for secure cloud-based software and mobile access software. Graduated in the UK, developed the first Capability-Based Computers (PP-250), became a Charted Engineer, and awarded a Fellowship of the IEE (London). Partnered on a dozen patents developing Object Engineering fundamentals while working in UK, USA, Germany, and Belgium. Invitation speaker at conferences on Operating Systems and Communications.

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