> thieves had gained access to a key part of Bangladesh Bank's systems, called Swift

Eh, what? I recall that to get access to SWIFT, you would require a SWIFT USB stick. How would a hacker be able to access SWIFT without the USB stick? This story doesn't smell right to me.

Here is a link for SWIFT Alliance Lite 2:

https://www.swift.com/our-solutions/interfaces-and-integrati...