Hackers steal $17 million from Bank of Uganda accounts

Bank of Uganda building in Kampala. PHOTO | COURTESY

The Bank of Uganda (BoU) said last evening it was “waiting” for a police probe report on an alleged hacking incident a fortnight ago in which an estimated $17 million (Ush62.4b) was reportedly taken out of the Treasury account.

The BoU deputy director for communications, Dr Natamba Bazinzi, in response to inquiries by this publication said: “Bank of Uganda is waiting for the police report on the reported incident.”