new york six u.s. senators urge president barack obama prioritize cyber crime weekend group 20 summit china wake theft 81 million bangladesh central bank accord letter obtain reuters letter send white house ahead sept. 4-5 summit sherrod brown senior democrat senate bank committee five democratic senators say want u.s. president press leaders world 20 big economies commit joint communiques coordinate strategy combat cyber-crime critical financial institutions letter date monday suggest concern among u.s. lawmakers grow february incident hackers breach bangladesh bank systems use swift bank network request nearly billion account hold federal reserve bank new york dozens order fill much lose 81 million disappear philippines casinos prompt months international finger-pointing ongoing investigation several request members congress answer feed swift secure message service bank use transfer money around world financial institutions connect order facilitate global commerce cyber criminals whether independent state-sponsored imperil international system way threats senators head gary peters michigan write letter obama strongly urge work counterparts prioritize discussion g20 leaders level september say summit hold hangzhou china add executive leadership circle across globe need pay attention risk senator philippines say chinese hackers likely pull bangladesh bank heist cite network chinese people involve rout steal fund manila beijing dismiss suggestion copy letter u.s. senators also send federal reserve chair janet yellen u.s. treasury secretary jack lew obama-xi talk senators sign letter mark warner martin heinrich members senate select committee intelligence kirsten gillibrand debbie stabenow rank democrat senate committee agriculture nutrition forestry white house expect g20 members summit affirm commitment cooperate fight cybercrime enhance confidence trust digital economy senior administration official say ask generally cyber security monday white house spokesman josh earnest say press conference would anticipate issue generally agenda obama meet chinese president xi jinping g20 summit host late week november summit g20 pledge conduct economically motivate cyber espionage agreement intend reduce estimate hundreds billions dollars worth commercial trade secrets steal foreign governments seek benefit industry countries since bangladesh bank attack others emerge threats pose cyber criminals senators write world regulators erect robust defenses collaborative systems prevent mitigate impact successful attack letter say note step already take swift enough bangladesh say support raise issue g20 case cyber attack crimes take place outside country say zunaid ahmed palak junior government minister information communications technology address fast grow cyber attack coordinate approach involve global stakeholders feed u.s. regulators say letter last week focus cyber risk control bank wake bangladesh incident though offer specifics peters member senate committee homeland security governmental affairs tell reuters consider request committee hear heist concern response step take make sure happen say interview need collaboration share information ... often time entities talk other story refiled full name bangladesh minister exclusive six u.s. senators urge obama prioritize cyber crime g20 summit