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| Arrests over 'cyber plot' to steal from Santander bank | Arrests over 'cyber plot' to steal from Santander bank |
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| Twelve men have been arrested over an alleged "audacious" plot to remotely take control of a bank's computer. | Twelve men have been arrested over an alleged "audacious" plot to remotely take control of a bank's computer. |
| Police found a device fitted to a computer in a branch of Santander which would have enabled the suspects to download data from the desktop machine. | Police found a device fitted to a computer in a branch of Santander which would have enabled the suspects to download data from the desktop machine. |
| Police arrested 12 men, aged between 23 and 50, in London on suspicion of conspiracy to steal. | Police arrested 12 men, aged between 23 and 50, in London on suspicion of conspiracy to steal. |
| The "very significant" plot targeted the bank branch in Surrey Quays in south-east London, police said. | The "very significant" plot targeted the bank branch in Surrey Quays in south-east London, police said. |
| Several addresses in Hounslow, Brent, Hillingdon, Westminster, Richmond and Slough were searched and property was seized. | Several addresses in Hounslow, Brent, Hillingdon, Westminster, Richmond and Slough were searched and property was seized. |
| 'Remote takeover' | 'Remote takeover' |
| The arrested men, who were detained on Thursday, remain in police custody. | The arrested men, who were detained on Thursday, remain in police custody. |
| The Metropolitan Police said its "time-critical, dynamic response" had thwarted a "very significant and audacious cyber-enabled offence". | The Metropolitan Police said its "time-critical, dynamic response" had thwarted a "very significant and audacious cyber-enabled offence". |
| The force said the operation had helped avoid "multimillion-pound losses from Santander at Surrey Quays shopping centre". | The force said the operation had helped avoid "multimillion-pound losses from Santander at Surrey Quays shopping centre". |
| "The offence involved deploying a KVM (keyboard video mouse) device, fitted to a computer within the bank branch, allowing the transmission of the complete desktop contents of the bank computer over the network," a Met Police spokesperson said. | "The offence involved deploying a KVM (keyboard video mouse) device, fitted to a computer within the bank branch, allowing the transmission of the complete desktop contents of the bank computer over the network," a Met Police spokesperson said. |
| This allowed the remote takeover of the bank's computers, he added. |