ISLAMABAD – The Federal Investigation Agency has claimed to have arrested a member of an ATM-hacking gang from Islamabad.
The accused, identified as Amir Ghafoor, was arrested under cyber crime law for hacking into various ATMs in Islamabad to deprive citizens from their money.
The FIA officials have recovered fake ATM cards and hacking chips from his possession. A case has been registered against him and further investigation is being carried out to trace the other members of the gang, local media reported.
In December 2017, it emerged that about 600 bank customers were deprived of their money by the ATM hackers in Karachi.
The high-level hacking unearthed after the customers, who were suffering from mental agony and inconvenience, lodged complaints about unauthorized withdrawal from their accounts with their banks.
On the other hand, the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing launched an investigation into the incidents after HBL approached it، revealing that 579 account holders have been deprived of around Rs10.2 million in the recent attack.
Following the presence of bugs in the system, the bank blocked cards of users taking precautionary measures to save them from further loss.
