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Madhya Pradesh Police has found that details of Indian bank customers are on sale for just Rs 500 (approximately $8) in dark web. The Madhya Pradesh cyber cell discovered this after arresting an international gang led by a Pakistani national operating f

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  1. MP Cyber cell found out banking details of Indians at sale on Dark Web
  2. The details were put up on sale for Rs 500 (approximately $8)
  3. Based on a complaint police arrested two people from Mumbai
  4. Two people were members of international gang lead by Pakistani national who sold details in exchange for bitcoins
Madhya Pradesh Police has found that banking details of Indians are on sale for just  Rs 500 (approximately $8) in dark web.The Madhya Pradesh cyber cell discovered this after arresting an international gang led by a Pakistani national operating from Lahore based on a complaint received.“They started by purchasing details from their gang leader, Sheikh Afzal Alias Soji, a Lahore resident, in exchange for bitcoins, Soji allegedly showed them the possibilities of the dark web.The gang procured credit card data for as little as $8. For every fraud committed, a share went to Soji in Bitcoins”, said Singh
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Jaykishan Gupta, a banking professional and a resident of Agar Malwa district filed a complaint that there was an unauthorized transaction of  Rs 72,401  from his credit card on August 28.The investigation was initiated which led to arrest of two people of that gang from Mumbai.A detective posed as a customer bought debit card details of an Indore based woman in exchange for Bitcoins which led to the arrest of two men in Mumbai.
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"Our investigation revealed that the card was used to buy air tickets for one Rajkumar Pillai of Mumbai. Pillai and his accomplice Ramprasad Nadar were rounded up," said MP cyber cell SP Jitendra Singh.Rajkumar Pillai was a former employ of US-based Tech company Cognizant, and  Ramprasad Nadar is an employ at HDFC bankPolice officials said that the details which are available on the dark web on sale include the debit and credit card details, including the particulars of the bank account a card is linked to, CVV number, email address and phone numbers.Our team will update you on receiving further information on this issue. We kindly advise you to monitor your bank account transactions consistently. Do Report immediately to concerned authorities if any suspicious activity is found.
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