The central bank of Bangladesh says that hackers tried to rob it of $951 million, in one of the largest bank jobs in history.

It is not known who carried out the attack, which succeeded in stealing $81 million from the bank's US account last month, Reuters reports.

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has only recently learned of the crime, after it appeared in the media. He says that he will look into taking action against the bank's officials for not informing him.