The Largest Ever Heist in History!

 

North Korea has been blamed for the biggest heist in history after hackers stole $6.3bn (£4.7bn) from the cryptocurrency giant Binance. 

The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange is racing to recover funds and has blocked customer withdrawals in the wake of the theft, which analysts said was planned by elite North Korean hackers.

Theft of Barclays Database

Barclays has once again hit the headlines, this time its moment of fame comes from allegations that a database of 27,000 customers has been stolen and sold to rogue City traders.

Seemingly the files contain details of customers' earnings, savings, mortgages, health issues and insurance policies.

The leak was exposed by an anonymous whistleblower who passed the Mail on Sunday a memory stick containing files on 2,000 of the bank’s customers.

A Barclays spokeswoman is quoted by the Guardian:

“We are grateful to the Mail on Sunday for bringing this to our attention and we contacted the information commissioner and other regulators on Friday as soon as we were made aware.

Our initial investigations suggest this is isolated to customers linked to our Barclays financial planning business which we ceased operating as a service in 2011.

We will take all necessary steps to contact and advise those customers as soon as possible so that they can also ensure the safety of their personal data.”

A spokesman for the information commissioner’s Office said it was seeking further details and working with police on the case.

State Sponsored Theft

In an action that can only be described as "state sponsored theft", depositors in Cypriot banks will be hit with a one off tax on their savings, as part of the €10 billion bailout for Cyprus from the euro zone and the International Monetary Fund.

Accounts with more than €100,000 will be taxed at 9.9%, those with less at 6.75%. The money will be taken on Tuesday (Monday being a bank holiday).

It is clear that the governments of the Eurozone will do anything to keep the failed Euro experiment alive, resorting to state sponsored theft as and when required.

Clearly those with money deposited in Eurozone accounts cannot trust the governments of the Eurozone. Anyone with any commonsense will withdraw their money immediately, and place it outwith the Eurozone.

Oh and by the way, the fact that the money will not be taken until Tuesday gives people three days to empty their accounts via ATMs.

Rest assured this insane idea will cause a run on the banks in Cyprus, and will cause catastrophe in the financial markets on Monday.