Hackers nearly stole $1 billion from the Bangladeshi Bank by exploiting the SWIFT system during the New Year's holiday window. They had infiltrated the bank through a phishing email disguised as a CV application, timed the transfer perfectly, and routed it through a Philippine bank on Jupiter Street — a name accidentally flagging Iranian money laundering links. The entire billion-dollar operation was stopped by a typo in an address and one fortunate coincidence.
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