Security Guard's bank account hacked in Biswanath, loses Rs 18,000 in two days

Biswanath: In a shocking incident, a man working as a security guard at Mahindra Finance in Biswanath falls in a trap of hackers and loses around Rs 15,000 in a row on Wednesday evening.

As per reports, the on-duty security guard identified as Someswar Hazarika received a message from his registered bank (Bank of India) at around 3 pm in the evening, upon looking at the messages he found that around Rs 15,000 was debited from his account in three transactions.

Later, he informed the matter to the Bank officials on Wednesday morning.

Shockingly, the hackers looted another Rs 3000 from his account, when the Bank Manager was checking his account details today morning.

Meanwhile, the poor security guard has lodged a complaint at Biswanath police in connection to the incident.

All About Cyber Crime

Cybercrime, or computer-oriented crime, is a crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target. Cybercrimes can be defined as: “Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm, or loss, to the victim directly or indirectly, using modern telecommunication networks such as Internet (networks including chat rooms, emails, notice boards and groups) and mobile phones (Bluetooth/SMS/MMS)”.

Cybercrime may threaten a person or a nation’s security and financial health. Issues surrounding these types of crimes have become high-profile, particularly those surrounding hacking, copyright infringement, unwarranted mass-surveillance, sextortion, child pornography, and child grooming.

There are also problems of privacy when confidential information is intercepted or disclosed, lawfully or otherwise. Debarati Halder and K. Jaishankar further define cybercrime from the perspective of gender and defined ‘cybercrime against women’ as “Crimes targeted against women with a motive to intentionally harm the victim psychologically and physically, using modern telecommunication networks such as internet and mobile phones”. Internationally, both governmental and non-state actors engage in cybercrimes, including espionage, financial theft, and other cross-border crimes. Cybercrimes crossing international borders and involving the actions of at least one nation-state is sometimes referred to as cyberwarfare.

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