Fraudulent wire transfers from the African Bank

Date (as written): On July 20, 2016
Year: 2016
Country: Africa
Actors (as written): JON CHANG HYOK, KIM IL, PARK JIN HYOK and other hackers/conspirators (RGB)
Actor pages: JON CHANG HYOK KIM IL PARK JIN HYOK hackers conspirators
Tags (as written): bank theft; SWIFT; indictment overt act
Dollar figures (as written): approximately $100,000,000; $100,000,000.; approximately $104.1 million; $104.1 million

Source entries (2)

US court filing via CourtListener RECAP: United States v. Hyok

Intrusion and cyber-heist at the "African Bank" (funds later returned) · In 2016

In 2016, the aforementioned African Bank became the victim of a computer intrusion and cyber-heist that initially resulted in the theft of approximately $100,000,000. The subjects routed the funds to accounts in multiple countries in Asia, but those funds were ultimately returned by those banks at the request of the African Bank. [Case No. 2:18-mj-01479, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; filing: COMPLAINT filed as to Defendant Park Jin Hyok in violation of 18:371; 18:1349. Approved by Magistrate Judge Rozella A. O]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.713818/gov.uscourts.cacd.713818.1.0.pdf

US court filing via CourtListener RECAP: United States v. Hyok

Fraudulent wire transfers from the African Bank · On July 20, 2016

Overt Act No. 7: On July 20, 2016, having gained unauthorized access to the African Bank’s computer network at an earlier date, the hackers conducted false and fraudulent wire transfers totaling approximately $104.1 million to bank accounts in Taiwan, Thailand, and Cambodia. [Case No. 2:20-cr-00614, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; filing: SEALED INDICTMENT filed as to Jon Chang Hyok]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.804762/gov.uscourts.cacd.804762.8.0_1.pdf

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