Hyderabad: On Thursday, Telangana’s Cyberabad police busted a seven-person cybercrime ring that had been obtaining and selling private financial and personal information from 16.8 billion Indians over the previous two years using justdial and other similar services.
The police claimed that the data leak, which contained the personal information of CEOs, government leaders, and defence personnel, presented a threat of “espionage” and “jeopardised national security.”
Nine persons were detained by the Cyberabad police in Delhi and the adjacent areas in separate but related case for stealing the credit card information of state bank of india and Bank of Baroda customers.
The seven-member group was also apprehended in and around delhi, where they had been based since they first began stealing data in 2021. Cybercrime
The information included details in people’s PAN cards, bank accounts, debit/credit card numbers, name, addresses, and phone number in addition to, in certain cases, information on their monthly income, loans, and insurance. The data also contained information in candidates for the NEET.
The apprehended gang members- Kumar Nitish Bhushan, Kumari Pooja Pal, Susheel Thomar, Atul Pratap Singh, Muskan Hassan, Sandeep Pal, and Zia-ur-Rehman — were transported to Hyderabad on thursday and committed to judicial custody, according to Cyberabad police commissioner Stephen Raveendra.
The operation was the result of a complaint made two months prior by a guy in Hyderabad who wanted to know how private information about him could be found in the public domain. According to Raveendra, “We began the investigation and discovered that the accused were in possession of a storehouse of information about citizens from around the country.
“Particularly sensitive information about government and military workers may be utilised for impersonation and other serious crimes. PAN card information may facilitate additional online fraud, “He said”. Cybercrime
The group was selling the stolen information through three unregistered business, Data Mart Infotech, Global Data Arts, and MS Digital Grow, for Rs 2,000 for 50,000 profiles, making Rs 6 lakh in profit each month, according to the police. Cybercrime
