The authority
said the Nigerians have breached the Access Device Law, Anti-Cybercrime law,
and falsification of public documents.
Four
Nigerians who allegedly had a hand in hacking a Philippine bank where not less
than $2,000 was stolen have been arrested by authorities in Manila, the capital
city.
The four
Nigerians who have denied the accusations are believed to be part of an
international syndicate that hacks and siphons funds from banks.
The National
Bureau of Investigation in Manila revealed that the suspects were identified
after transactions were traced when they hacked a system of one Philippine bank
and transferred the proceeds into a different account.
The authority
also revealed that one of the suspects’ Filipina girlfriend admitted her
account was used to deposit and withdraw money amounting to at least $41,000
which was supposedly for tuition.
Blank ATM
cards and bank receipts also were recovered from the suspects according to the
NBI.
The four
Nigerians, who were not identified, in their defence said they were in the
country to study and that they knew nothing about the hacking incident.
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