Abney and Associates, Hackers Modus Operandi for ebanking fraud
Delhi police have stumbled upon a new modus operandi of e-banking fraudsters in which they
first hack the internet banking account of the target and then get mobile number blocked to
prevent...
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Abney and Associates, Hackers Modus Operandi for ebanking fraud
Delhi police have stumbled upon a new modus operandi of e-banking fraudsters in which they
first hack the internet banking account of the target and then get mobile number blocked to
prevent the bank customer from receiving SMS alerts about illegal transactions made by them.
In a recent case, two Nigerians were arrested by the staff of South Delhi police for allegedly swindling Rs 70
lakh from the bank account of an NRI based in Japan.
Police seized three laptops from them containing banking data of around 1.
5 core people.
During interrogation,
the duo told police about the new modus operandi in which hackers first hack data of bank customers from its
website which contains the internet banking Id, passwords, other basic details and the mobile number on
which SMS alerts are sent in case of a transaction from the account.
"Armed with this information, fraudsters reach retail outlet of the mobile service provider and ge
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