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Branch of Crime Looking for Delhi Police Help in Hacking Case

BHubaneswar: The day after Delhi police arrested Nigeria Nigeria for allegedly hacking several WhatsApp accounts in the past, the state crime branch had sought their help to ascertain whether the same defendant made Manoj Pattnik, additional secretaries of electronic technology and state information department (E & IT), The victim.
Crime Branch Officials said a group of Nigerians allegedly hacked the WhatsApp Pattnik account on November 9 and tricked his contacts by sending them messages of distress and demanding money for his care.
Some contact near Pattnik – All IT professionals – have been transferred around Rs 7 Lakh to a hacker account.
On November 1, the Intelligence Unit Fusion and OP (IFSO) Police Delhi arrested Chimelum Emmanuel Aniwetalu aka Maurice, a Nigerian, for allegedly running a syndicate of hacking activities.
On Saturday, Maurice’s feet, Okwudiri Paschal (40), was arrested.
“We have asked Delhi police to share the Modus Operandi Nigeria and a list of victims.
Bank accounts, shared by hackers to receive money from Pattnik’s contact, has been distributed with Delhi police who arrested the group mastermind, also A Nigeria, on November 1,” said Director General of Police (Crime Branch) Sanjeeb Panda said.
The Crime branch suspects that Paschal is involved in the case of hacking whatsapp pattnik.
“According to our investigation, a bank account that receives money from Pattnik’s contact is in Bengaluru.
The modus of Paschal Operandi is similar to those reported in our country,” said another branch of crime officials.
After the hacking incident, the E & IT department, Crime Branch and SPS have launched a conscious campaign, sensitive to people with fake whosePP calls and messages.
Hackers target victims through WhatsApp calls or suspicious links on social media, SMS, whatsapp.
By adopting prevention steps, hackers can be stored in the bay without removing the application installation, read the Crime Branch message.

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