Crime was carried out by a syndicate and involved breaking into the computer systems of global financial institutions
The Indian card processor - used in the heist on December 21, 2012 - was ElectraCard Services, which is based in Pune, India.
Claims that no customer data was stolen from it.
UAE Exchange partners ElectraCard Services to launch 'gocash', which enables cardholders to use appropriate currency loaded on the card.
Hackers broke into two card processing companies, raising the balances and withdrawal limits on accounts that were then exploited in coordinated ATM withdrawals around the world.
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