a large bank in Kenya recently suffered a serious internal attack, resulting in approximately 500 million Kenyan shillings (about 4 million US dollars) being stolen. Investigations revealed that the criminal group responsible for the attack was an external contractor in charge of the bank's IT system. They manipulated the card management system to generate virtual cards and link them to mobile wallets, then quickly transferred the funds.

The stolen funds were laundered into multiple offshore wallets, with the stablecoin Tether (USDT) playing a key role in the entire money laundering process, making the fund chain more difficult to trace. The Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched an investigation and is collaborating with the bank's cybersecurity team to track the hackers' path. Officials involved stated that the suspects are expected to be arrested soon.