Security News > 2020 > February > Six Arrested in UK Over Malta Bank Cyber-Heist
Six individuals were arrested in the United Kingdom last week for their involvement in a bank cyber-heist and money laundering operation.
The arrests were made in connection to the laundering of money stolen in February 2019 from Malta's Bank of Valletta, after cyber-criminals used malware to access the bank's systems and illegally remove around €13 million.
On January 30, another man, aged 39, was arrested in Belfast.
On January 31, two men, aged 23 and 24, were arrested after they handed themselves in to a police station in Belfast.
"Our 12-month investigation, carried out with the help of the Malta Police Force Economic Crime Unit, has focused on a number of individuals we suspect may have been involved in laundering money on behalf of the organized crime group who carried out the cyber-attack," NCA Belfast branch commander David Cunningham said.