Foiling a thoroughly modern bank heist

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Computing reveals the amazing inside story of the investigation into the £229m attempted fraud at Sumitomo Mitsui bank, and how the gang were caught by their own technology

All images courtesy of the Serious Organised Crime Agency It was 7pm on a weekday evening in October 2004 when Detective Inspector Marc Kirby received a phone call at the National Hi-Tech Crime U...

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