They Almost Stole $1 Billion, If Not For a Typo🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 72: Bangladesh Bank Heist

The largest bank robbery in history didn't require guns, masks, or threats. It was all done with careful planning, perfect timing, and a few computer keystrokes.
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[@mycelia_ow]

I love these podcasts, never stop making them ✌️

[@CONNECTSEOUK]

Friday sorted .Thanks Jack. Before you get major sponsorship .Id like to say Thanks for these right thru covid this has given me the bug to study Practical ethical hacking

[@The0neAn0nly1215]

Love the show, as always. Legit went back and watched from episode 1 all the way here through the last few weeks, most consistently well made content I’ve ever consumed

[@tony9146]

Remember reading about this in the Financial Times when it first came out. I think the FT was the only outlet that did any kind of real reporting on this. Every other news outlet put up click-bait headlines without actually reporting any information (as has unfortunately become the norm). I am glad you did this episode and provided an in-depth recounting of what should have been a bigger story at the time.

[@meepk633]

It was covered extensively by every major media outlet in 100 different counties. Which headline did you have a problem with? Name and shame them.

[@AnindoSarker]

I'm from Bangladesh. Really happy to have this episode. 🇧🇩

[@nawaz_haider]

I have a question. How can a malware run and operate when the computer is turned off? They won't leave the office without shutting down the computer right?

[@gooniesfan7911]

it could have been a workstation that stays powered on 24 7, or employees simply just dont power off the machines. (pretty common)

[@Grandpamoe]

those are usually 24/7 workstations or monitors connected to 24/7 servers so it makes sense.

[@RanEncounter]

I have seen even in factories that people leave computers on 24/7 so that IT guys can update them any time they need.

[@soupit32]

New operating systems and hardware have low-power modes and continuous use optimizations, in this way theyre like smartphones: an occasional auto-restart, plus hibernation state for couple of hours that are peak low usage, and that's how everything will function best. Also, most corporate workstations nowadays would probably be log-in portals for Virtual Machines/Virtualization technology (as another commenter who responded said - monitors for 24/7 servers - either on-site server rooms or cloud computing.

[@MasterG753]

I'm new in here.. couple days in. Great job and great channel, subbed. Thanks. Keep on posting ! Its refreshing and its something I can listen while doing something else. Love it.

[@sjsarchive4647]

Thanks Mr. Jack for this episode. I'm from Bangladesh. And this incident affected a lot of our lives. Since prices hiked and a lot of things changed. One good thing however was that people got a bit more aware about Cybersecurity.

[@memphsleek]

Love your podcast! My favorite. Also, this is one of the most amazing stories I’ve ever heard. The planning was insane. No idea how I hadn’t heard of this until today

[@effyjonz]

If there is anything I've learned from your podcasts it's that it is always North Korea lol Thanks again Jack!

[@madsam0320]

Actually, it’s the US government that done it, and blamed the North Koreans. Don’t believe me? It’s the truth, and I have as much evidence as this Jack.. which is zero😂

[@otal0721]

@@madsam0320 wheres the evidence

[@RanEncounter]

​@@madsam0320 Yeah except there is evidence that it was North Korea. You know the malware they used leaves tracks right?

[@budgetking2591]

@@otal0721 he didnt mean it he just had a bad day, he had his period.

[@dannileigh6426]

I can't believe how few views many of these have given how insanely good all of these are

[@sammay1540]

This podcast is so good. I appreciate the lengths you go to get such great accounts of the story.

[@Peterscraps]

I'm gonna put "north Koreans" in the center of my dark-net dairies bingo card.

[@Raypist3]

Best cyber channel ever💯🙌🏼💗

[@HackSyndicate]

By far my favorite podcast, I wish you had more of them. I've run out.

[@WeRiseToday88]

you deserve so much more subscribers and recognition for these work

[@heykleia]

Love everything you have on Spotify too! I'm guessing you're sticking to YT for now, I better make sure to check both places for new episodes. Do you have a social platform (aside from here and Spotify) where you post whenever you have a new episode up and which platform people can find it on?

[@thatssoraving]

Haha wow I just listened to an old RT pod where they talked about this and now you post this! Awesome work 🤙

[@budgetking2591]

lol RT, their version of the story probally went a bit different, the usa probally did it according to them xD

[@Kalinux_ai]

@@budgetking2591 exactly. Don't know what RT is, but biggest thieves in the world are currently collective west. Agree

[@ryanm2693]

The longer you go uploading these as I’m trying to get to sleep… the longer I’m going to be late to work.. worth it either way.

[@vani_maki]

This storytelling is phenomenal. And it is still not clear to me how agencies were unable to stop the laundering in the casino knowing that it is happening.

[@TR-kn3sn]

You don't have to comment on Trump's view of The Interview, I'll do it for you. It's horrendous. The fact that people elected this fascist sympathizer to lead our country is beyond foul. If you can't tell that a guy like this is untrustworthy and not worthy of office I don't know how you have managed to survive up until this point, but you probably won't last much longer. I find it hilarious that some people were surprised by Trump's behavior in office. It's just like, what did you expect? If you know anything about North Korea, they don't give a shit about what the rest of the world thinks of them. They were not offended, they were threatened. They were terrified that the movie would leak into North Korea and undermine their regime based on information fabrication, regulation, and fear.

[@Mr--_--M]

Reason for failing at life: stole only $81 million and not $1 billion 😢

[@RyderSinclairMusic]

Found these a week ago, now I'm totally hooked

[@FSX239]

These are so much fun and informative.

[@rezazamanian8086]

I love your content. Keep going man.

[@code-inc]

Eid mubarak to you Love from BD

[@TadanoHitohito]

To be fair, North Koreans found drops of The Interview to be offensive because they trivialized hunger into a bunch of fart jokes. Which if you're starving, that might be offensive.

[@budgetking2591]

but none of the north koreans that saw it are starving..... the starving ones dont have tv's.

[@robotron1236]

@@budgetking2591I’m sure they know people who are and probably even feel bad for them. Do you possess critical thinking skills?

[@meepk633]

I guess we should censor offensive things. You're right.

[@fixitfelix718]

Love the videos..one of the best channels on all of KZbin!

[@lll-xo6nk]

It's insane that those accounts weren't erased a month later or not proved for kyc...and had debpossiblies from the start...

[@local-admin]

This is the first time I’ve been completely caught up and actually have to wait two weeks 😢.

[@lifeisgood906]

Man, theses episodes are the best!

[@orcaolivegames]

Here's a story I want to see if you can provide, instead of moving money from one account to another to steal it, why don't you trick the system into thinking your account has more money than it should instead? Also, great work, keep it up!

[@LabGecko]

Trick isn't so much inventing the money - it's inventing the history of where the money came from. Money appearing out of nowhere causes audits, especially in large amounts.

[@soupit32]

Boy what a shock you're in for once you realize that the answer to that question as being: but, you see, there is no difference! You see, those are both the same things! As the other commenter stated, transaction history would be an important factor for determining whether the number which the System shows for an account balance is "real money" (originally typed into the program by a central bank like the Federal reserve, etc.) or "fake money" (no legitimate transaction history a.k.a. being displayed as the result of a hacker using glitches/exploits/etc.)... Fiat money is not like the gold standard as previously used, with reserves backing it up; nor like Cryptocurrencies which are tokenized, with "1" crypto being a verifiable and unique object of data that's differentiated from any other random text character "1" or whatever...

[@PushingThroughThePain]

It's nice to have some stories that don't have content warnings, so I can share them with my kiddos! They're fledgling hackers, and it's fun to spark their imaginations with red team and blue team stories, and warn them against acting irresponsibly with their great power.

[@w花b]

And now they're gonna be bank robbers. Great investment

[@LorenMJ]

And share with my hacking class. Can’t use profanity in class. Against policy.

[@devdevdevdev6946]

I’m sure you can find an online tool or AI service to remove or bleep it for you!

[@alexduncan9689]

The lmb

[@bikecaptain8015]

+🍪

[@920WASHBURN]

Just so we know how much a billion is; a million seconds is about a week and a half, a billion seconds is about 30 years.

[@itspoppadom7181]

I did not realise this video was posted this morning! Literally just looked up at my freshly reloaded KZbin home screen to question myself how could I have not watched this cool sounding story already!

[@anupkarki8237]

Jack, when you do episodes with ethical hackers like yourself, would you mind asking them and see if you could post their social media so we could get connected. Also, lot of the engineers help corporate however is it possible to find hackers who help people at personal level too? Would be awesome to have someone like that and get help if needed. Thank you.

[@soupit32]

I think if the individual allows it, then he puts that info in the show notes on the website

[@cgsec2275]

I am a bit confused about something. You said the robbers cashed out their chips and left the casino with millions. Was this in physical money the casino gave them? If so, why would the casino give them so much cash and not send it to the "gamblers" bank account? Someone wanting this much cash should be a red flag. And if by cashing out their chips it means it was sent to a bank account, why was this not traced?

[@joez.2794]

The minute word goes around a casino "doesn't pay up," they're finished. In this world, "doesn't pay" means _any_ impedance to "legally" giving you your money, exactly how you want it. If you want to require amounts above a certain limit to be transferred to a bank account, then you need to codify that into law so _every_ casino has to abide. Because if it's merely a suggestion or just something you do out an "abundance of caution," the high rollers will avoid your casino like the plague.

[@mimebear123]

Another banger of an episode thanks

[@chrisferrante9699]

Waiting all week for this!

[@jazztastic9007]

Kentobento did a really good video on this heist

[@TTTorpedOOO]

Keep it going Jack!❤

[@JeffBourke]

He just vanished. Either living it up abroad OR in a hole 😂

[@wayneosborne2506]

Great video dude!

[@user-rw3bd1ez7u]

Your broadcast completes my day

[@deavantristan7489]

Woohoo excited to be here early. I absolutely love these

[@esquilax5563]

How come these recent episodes aren't available on Podcast Addict?

[@Goodpizzaa]

200k subs now?! Nice Jack!

[@thatoneasiandudetoad9322]

It was funny how the government blamed it to the opposition political party of awamelegue,, Thanks for covering this story man,,, this story was wacky news and like i was a teenager then still livin in Bangladesh 😅😅

[@rithvik]

i appreciate this channel.

[@esm2000]

your intros always grab me in 😮

[@vincentjanse]

Eh man you should try and post the same content everywhere at the same time. It will just create more hype if we know that the notification is for something completely new.

[@okaykaykay7799]

This story is known Cool to hear about it with more details

[@peytonishere]

Best podcasts ever

[@iFunkism]

I thought you had an episode on this or was it kento bento

[@__-bz7wh]

Wow, all that preparation and they still lost 900B to a typo.

[@budgetking2591]

imagine how many generations long his whole family will be punished.

[@eb37fnrcty19]

Bwyan!? .. No no, Bryan. TWOH HIM TO THE FWOOH CENTURION!

[@compilererror]

yeah just so you know that bank robbery story at the beginning about the guy robbing a bank with a note - that never happened - it was just an urban legend

[@kneeshiddho]

shit happens everywhere...

[@mikulascernohorsky1154]

Amazing content

[@MikeHarris1984]

Swift is used by every bank and how all your money moves. Swift is extreme secure. Cyber security lead architect for a fortune 500 financial firm here... It is insane how secure swift really is. It has to be...

[@Universal69man]

I want a Netflix series on Bangladesh Bank Heist 😩

[@ndesylvarius3669]

You got it.

[@josephsaucedo8691]

I went out with a girl from LA and her dad was in jail for robing a couple of Banks there and all he ever used was a letter this was years ago when I was in high school it was the first time I ever heard of it. It must of worked he did it more than once from what she had said he did some time for it as far as I know.👍✌️💯🛠️🍻🤑

[@avengerslogan9658]

Go Go Go Jack! You are awsome.

[@triple_gem_shining]

3am les go

[@jjamesmartiin]

Same, schedule gang

[@triple_gem_shining]

Darksyde gang

[@muntasirmoon6818]

Love From Bangladesh...❤❤

[@nawaz_haider]

and proud of our stupid govt officials 😂

[@YaofuZhou]

The missing “o” is the reason to get a good education people lol

[@gicardee6756]

Lazarus also employed the same tactic on Ronin Bridge Network and stole $620M worth of crypto asset. craziest part? the whole amount was generated by a Pokemon like game. An employee rreceived a fake LinkedIN job offer and had backdoor installed to his PC which also happens to be one of the Validators that holds X amount of keys and you only needed, at that time, 4 of the 7 to gain access to the network and move funds. All block chain has a backdoor access that is implemented to prevent malicious manipulations and will slowly be closed when the Etherium block chain is done with all its upgrade.

[@rajpuri2222]

I love these podcast never stop making team. Thank you jack❤

[@tdtrecordsmusic]

hope jack doesnt have tds ...

[@scottroot3167]

i like how Sony gave em the middle finger and released the movie for free

[@juggalettebre123]

K 72 done. Now 73 xD

[@000t9]

um... where is the book link... :)

[@AbubakarSow75560]

Nice Jack👍

[@rbshoemaker]

Trumps comments were cut off, why not play the entire statement? I love this podcast and this episode! Thanks Other countries have done so many things much worse than stealing money and hacking! Obviously what they do to their own people are so much worse!

[@ucheozor7871]

You know the guy that made the typo is dead at this point

[@sechions]

Keep this up

[@MidnightVentures]

It was easy in the 80's and lower 90's. Happened all the time. Technology sucked back then and bank robbers took advantage. Some to this day never caught.

[@kenw8875]

for me, the action is the juice

[@Xsiondu]

Man the is a Wild story

[@tonn333]

Governments usually use taxation. We are forced to fund them. Even though it's not considered a crime it is technically still theft. North Korea had to find other methods to continue business.

[@meepk633]

baby brain dogma

[@tonn333]

@@meepk633 if I rob you and give it to someone in need... Do you think it excuses me in court, let alone in the eyes of God?

[@meepk633]

@@tonn333 That's not what governments do. That's not what taxation is. Like everyone in every country, you are making use of the resources society and government provide. The idea that people can just opt out of their burden while still taking advantage is an insane childish belief. If you'd like to opt out, feel free to buy a sailboat and fo to international waters. Time to grow up. And stop liking your own replies. It's goofy.

[@tonn333]

@@meepk633 aren't taxes taken by force? Aren't there huge penalties for avoiding taxes? Why should I leave my place of birth because of, whatever government (gang) happens to be in power there, refuses to leave me alone? If I wouldn't like what I have to say.... I wouldn't say it. Call it goofy or whatever you like.

[@meepk633]

@@tonn333 You don't get to free ride on the things that everyone else pays for. That's what you're arguing for. Not gonna happen. You don't have a moral, ethical, or legal right to take from society. The "gang" in charge is the "gang" we elected. If you have a problem with the way they spend money, elect someone else. Until then, take a second grade social studies class. If you don't, you will have the political beliefs of a toddler for the rest of your life.

[@jibrildaudamuhammad3832]

Oh wow.

[@Blxi]

Best video

[@ImBobby7]

So good😬

[@fredneedle123]

These guys sound really brilliant. They could find something legit to do to make money. Shame about the spelling mistake.

[@bepoh]

Great

[@MiftahIbnShahid]

From Bangladesh

[@user-wk3pk2sj1w]

The almost army😅

[@supernova11491]

Anybody know how to remove malware using multidirectional speaker capability? Or better yet, locate them and turn them into the authorities. They are using the background noise on my videos. Blackmailers. They engaged in "Nightstalking" behavior too. Yes, I contacted the FBI. I think a fourteen year old programmer may be more intersted in helping out. Really.

[@robotron1236]

What Trump said was that he could see why they were pissed off about it, not that North Korea can censor people in America. You’re somewhat disingenuous whenever it comes to anything political, but that one was your worst one.

[@JeffBourke]

I knew it was North Korea lol !!!

[@cyril7104]

Like and then listen!

[@darthnater4ever]

Let's gooooo

[@legobuildingsrewiew7538]

I'm early today!

[@triple_gem_shining]

But it's late. Get it?

[@NetScalerTrainer]

How cool 😎

[@ZincLeadAlloy]

You sound different

[@Gixsir]

Why does everyone talk so slow

[@joez.2794]

29:50 Your TDS is showing. Please point to where the orange man said Sony should censor itself?

[@consciouscool]

Bamger like always.

[@ucheozor7871]

Trumps statement was pretty relatable

[@nomadshiba]

trump is not wrong tho and thats why kim only talked with trump he could have made the state of n. korea better by talking and "helping"

[@nomadshiba]

a leader should not tell what his real intentions and thoughts are publicly, because then other leaders also know his real intentions and thoughts

[@meepk633]

Desperately cucked.