SWIFT is primarily responsible for the hacking of the Bangladesh Bank reserve, Mohammed Farashuddin, head of the committee probing the heist, said today.

Malware made by either Pakistani or North Korean hackers was used in stealing US$101 million from Bangladesh Bank account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Farashuddin told reporters after a meeting at BB this afternoon.

The malware was installed at the server of the central bank to steal the money, he added.