This story is from January 16, 2019

Hackers wipe out Rs 1.7Cr from textile co account

Missed calls from international mobile numbers starting 44 may not be a long-lost friend, but a hacker instead. A textile company recently lost Rs 1.68 crore to hackers who transferred the money into 28 different accounts.
Hackers wipe out Rs 1.7Cr from textile co account
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MUMBAI: Missed calls from international mobile numbers starting 44 may not be a long-lost friend, but a hacker instead.
A textile company recently lost Rs 1.68 crore to hackers who transferred the money into 28 different accounts.
Cyber police have arrested two persons from West Bengal identified as Sagar Taralal Das (34) and Chunchun Kamlakant Pathak (49).
Police said at least a dozen members are involved in the racket.
Cyber police said Vimal Hirji Shah, who runs a textile company in Central Mumbai, lodged a complaint stating they were cheated. Shah has stated on December 27, he got calls from an international number starting 44. Since it was an unknown number, Shah did not take the calls.
The following day, he was shocked as his mobile number got disconnected. “He immediately checked with his mobile service operator who informed him that on his request, the old SIM card had been deactivated and he had been issued a new one,” said an officer.
Within an hour, Shah’s accountant informed him the company’s account had been wiped out, the officer added.
Shah learnt in the period his mobile phone was disconnected, 28 transactions were made from his account. He immediately approached the police and lodged a complaint

With technical help, police traced the IP address of Pathak to Alipore in West Bengal and also tracked down Das, one of the beneficiaries of the scam money.
Police suspect Nigerian nationals could be the brains behind the gang as such gangs are involved in skimming of debit/credit cards and phishing (the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information).
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