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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 "audacious" alleged plot to steal millions of pounds from a bank by remotely taking control of a computer. | Twelve men have been arrested over an "audacious" alleged plot to steal millions of pounds from a bank by remotely taking control of a computer. |
| A bogus engineer fitted a device called a keyboard video mouse to a machine in the Surrey Quays branch of Santander, south-east London, which would have enabled a gang to download data. | A bogus engineer fitted a device called a keyboard video mouse to a machine in the Surrey Quays branch of Santander, south-east London, which would have enabled a gang to download data. |
| The police arrested the men on suspicion of conspiracy to steal. | The police arrested the men on suspicion of conspiracy to steal. |
| A spokesman said the "significant" plot could have netted millions of pounds. | A spokesman said the "significant" plot could have netted millions of pounds. |
| Santander said a man pretending to be an engineer had tried to fit the device to one of their computers. | |
| 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. |
| The arrested men, aged between 23 and 50, were detained in London on Thursday and remain in police custody. | |
| 'Organised network' | 'Organised network' |
| 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 the branch at the shopping centre. | The force said the operation had helped avoid "multimillion-pound losses" from the branch at the shopping centre. |
| A KVM (keyboard video mouse) device was fitted to a computer within the bank but was not operational, officers said. | A KVM (keyboard video mouse) device was fitted to a computer within the bank but was not operational, officers said. |
| The device, if operational, would have allowed data and contents of the desktop to be downloaded over the network. | The device, if operational, would have allowed data and contents of the desktop to be downloaded over the network. |
| Although it is not the first time police have seen the device used, a Met spokesman said it was the first time it had been used by "an organised criminal network". | Although it is not the first time police have seen the device used, a Met spokesman said it was the first time it had been used by "an organised criminal network". |
| Det Insp Mark Raymond said: "This was a sophisticated plot that could have led to the loss of a very large amount of money from the bank, and is the most significant case of this kind that we have come across. | Det Insp Mark Raymond said: "This was a sophisticated plot that could have led to the loss of a very large amount of money from the bank, and is the most significant case of this kind that we have come across. |
| "I would like to thank our partners from the industry who have provided valuable assistance throughout this investigation." | "I would like to thank our partners from the industry who have provided valuable assistance throughout this investigation." |
| 'No money risked' | 'No money risked' |
| A spokesman for the bank said: "Through this co-operation, Santander was aware of the possibility of the attack connected to the arrests. | A spokesman for the bank said: "Through this co-operation, Santander was aware of the possibility of the attack connected to the arrests. |
| "The attempt to fit the device to the computer in the Surrey Quays Branch was undertaken by a bogus maintenance engineer pretending to be from a third party. | "The attempt to fit the device to the computer in the Surrey Quays Branch was undertaken by a bogus maintenance engineer pretending to be from a third party. |
| "It failed and no money was ever at risk. No member of Santander staff was involved in this attempted fraud." | "It failed and no money was ever at risk. No member of Santander staff was involved in this attempted fraud." |
| A bank spokesman added that Santander was aware it was a target and it had been working with the police for three or four months before the bogus engineer attempted to connect the device. | A bank spokesman added that Santander was aware it was a target and it had been working with the police for three or four months before the bogus engineer attempted to connect the device. |
| The shutters of the branch in Surrey Quays were down on Friday and several customers were queuing to use the ATMs outside branch to check their accounts. | The shutters of the branch in Surrey Quays were down on Friday and several customers were queuing to use the ATMs outside branch to check their accounts. |