10 cybercriminals held in Giridih

Bokaro: Ten cybercriminals, majority of whom are aged between 19 and 24 years and involved in several bank frauds, were arrested in Giridih, officials said on Sunday.
Addressing the media, SP Amit Renu said, “The criminals mostly target residents of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra among others posing as bank officials. Some of the accused work in private firms while others are students. They were nabbed after we received a tip-off and conducted raids in areas under Bengabaad, Gandey and Ahilyapur police stations.”
Renu added that some of the teenagers in this group were into this crime for the last two years while others were involved for over four years.
On the modus operandi, Renu said, “Like other organised gangs, they mostly used to first send some links to the cell phones of their targets. The moment the mobile phone user would click on them, these cybercriminals would clone confidential data like ATM pin numbers, bank account numbers and others. They also targeted Paytm users.”
DSP Sandeep Suman said police also recovered 21 mobile handsets, 43 SIM cards, 11 ATM cards, nine cheque and pass books, five voter identity cards, three pan cards and two motorbikes from their possession.