Mobile Hackers Steal 1.7 Cr from Businessman
Hackers hack into businessman’s mobile phone and steal 1.7 crore.
Vimal Hirji Shah runs a textile company in Mumbai. On 27 December he received calls from an international number starting from 44. Since he it was an unknown call he did not receive the calls. The next day he was shocked to find out that his mobile number had been disconnected.
When he called his mobile service operator, they told him that his SIM card had been deactivated and they have issued him a new SIM card. After an hour, Mr Shah’s accountant informed him that, 1.7 crore his company’s bank account.
Shah found out that after his mobile was disconnected, 28 transactions were made from his bank account.He immediately went to the police to file a complaint.
The police traced the IP address from which the online transactions had been made.They traced the address to Alipore in West Bengal. The police arrested Sagar Taralal Das [34] and Chunchun Pathak [49]
The police said that, lots of people were involved in this racket. They suspect the Nigerian nationals to be the real brains behind this racket.
Such people send fake emails to people to obtain a person’s private information. They also make phone calls to hack into the bank details stored on the phone.
