How fraudsters hacked into Hope Bank, stole N10 billion

  • A Nigerian court in Abuja has ordered the freezing of 818 bank accounts suspected to have received proceeds of crime
  • The court order said the accounts are under investigation for an N10 billion cyberattack on Hope Payment Service Bank
  • The court gave the 30-day freezing order to help the bank recover the funds which were moved into the accounts in a July cyber heist

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered an additional 30-day freezing of 818 bank accounts suspected of being involved in the alleged proceeds of crime from an N10 billion cyberattack on Hope Payment Service Bank.