How to rob a bank

How to rob a bank

Ethical Hacking  /  30 mins  /  ✦

Can you hack into Strathclyde Bank?

Play How to rob a bank
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  • Ethical hacking
  • Information security
  • Cyber crime
  • Keyboard required

Activity overview

To stop a cyber criminal, it helps to think like one.
Step into the shoes of a cyber criminal and learn to rob a bank.

  • Remotely connect into the banks computer system using a command line tool.
  • Access the login names and passwords for the bank’s business customers.
  • Using these stolen customer details, transfer money to our own secret bank account.

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Check out the highlights from our massive online live lesson as part of Scottish Careers Week. Hundreds of pupils worked together to rob Strathclyde Bank.

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How to rob a bank at GCU

Book us to visit your school or group for a fun, interactive activity that brings cyber security skills to life. A fantastic way to promote STEM careers, and encourage students to pick Computing and Technology subjects.

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Set up a private totaliser

If you’re going to use this with a school group, we can show you how to set up a private version for your class to use. That way you can see exactly how much money everyone in the class has stolen.

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