The recent incident reported by the Cyber Crime department of our city has sent shock waves amongst people. Cyber criminals could be living amongst us and we would be unaware. Especially when dealing with financial transactions online. So, be aware and beware in the online space say Cyber Crime Inspector Rajan. Speaking to SimpliCity, cyber cell inspector P.N.Rajan shares one of the cases that his department recently solved. This case inspector tells us involved in the crime were two youngsters from the city, who've deceived to the tune of 10-lakhs.
Mohammad Ashik (21) holds an EMI loan card of Bajaj Finance Company. Recently, he hacked the the official website of this company and got access to customers database and details of their cards enrolled with the company. Mohammed also manipulated the registered phone numbers of the clients and replaced with his number, so that he could receive the one-time password (OTP). Through the financial information of various clients that he obtained illegally, Mohammad made purchases worth 10-lakhs from various online e-commerce websites like Snapdeal, Amazon and Flipkart. However this modus operandi did not last long, suspected by the frequent purchases and the OTP sent to repeated number, Bajaj Finance probed on the issue and was shocked to understand the foul play. They immediately lodged a complaint with the City's Cyber Cell.
Up on investigation, the cyber cell tracked down Mohammed Ashik and secured three iPhones, three LED TV's and three-lakh in cash. When questioned, it came to light that he was not alone in this crime. One of his friend, Riyasudeen (23) has been his partner in crime, who has presently absconded. The police are investigating the accused to find out more relevant information anad have a frantic search for the Riyasudeen, the missing culprit.
