Category Archives: Cyber Law

Break the Back of Bank Frauds

The Great E Bank Robbery in which US$ 45 million (Rs 250 crores) was drawn in cash in about 40000 fraudulent withdrawals spread over 12 and half hours on two different days, across 27 countries is an eye opener to … Continue reading

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INCERT to conduct enquiries on Great E Bank Robbery

As referred to in our earlier post on the $45 million Global Card fraud, IN CERT is reportedly conducting an enquiry on the security breach alleged to have occurred at the two card processing companies in India. . In the … Continue reading

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TN Police throw up their hands in Phishing Case

Tamil Nadu police had the distinction of achieving the first ever conviction under ITA 2000 way back in 2004. It has also had the distinction of solving several Credit card frauds some of whom had international footprint. However these appear … Continue reading

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Modus Operandi of the Great E-Bank Robbery

The recent Banking Fraud where US $45 million (Rs 250 crores) were withdrawn in cash across 27 countries was a sensational international cyber crime that warrants a serious analysis by all Cyber Crime and Cyber Security experts. What is intriguing … Continue reading

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Was Infosys sofware responsible for the losses of the UAE Bank?

Today’s Economic Times carried a story (See report) highlighting that the UAE Bank which was involved in the US $ 45 million global heist was using Finacle Software from Infosys. The fraud was actually committed by the hacking of the system maintaining the … Continue reading

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Bank Muscat suffers $39 M loss

Hacking of a Credit Card payment processing service provider in Bangalore has reportedly caused compromise of sensitive customer data for a Muscat Bank resulting in a loss of US$39 million. The Bank has claimed that no customer has suffered a … Continue reading

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