An unidentified person hacked the cryptocurrency account of a 37-year-old man while he was in Thane city, Maharashtra state for work, siphoning $15,097, worth about 1.2 million rupees, police said Monday. Stated.
The incident took place on November 1, 2022, but the man filed a police complaint last week, according to Srinagar police station officials. Based on the complaint, police here on Saturday registered a case against an unidentified person under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (misconduct) and the Information Technology Act, he said.
The victim, a resident of Kandivali, adjacent to Mumbai, had come to Thane for some work on 1 November. It turns out that someone hacked his cryptocurrency account online, siphoned the money, and transferred it directly to the company’s bank account. said the official.
Police said the victim had not given any reason for filing a complaint two months later, adding that an investigation into the incident was underway.
