DHAKA: Bangladesh police probing a $81 million electronic heist from the central bank said Monday that more than 20 unnamed foreigners were involved in the audacious theft.

Hackers stole the money from the Bangladesh Bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in February and managed to transfer it electronically to accounts in the Philippines.

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