WASHINGTON: The hackers behind the $81 million heist from the Bangladesh central bank have likely been involved in a series of attacks on the financial system, a US security firm has concluded.

Researchers at the security firm Symantec also found that the malware used in the bank hacks shares code with that used in the massive 2014 cyber attack against Sony Pictures.

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