“New cybercrime of stealing money without OTP busted in Bihar, gang used Aadhaar biometrics data from victim’s land records obtained from govt website”, Opindia, July 11, 2024:
“The traditional methods of exploiting a One-time password (OTP) and making fraudulent phone calls to take someone’s hard-earned money have given way to new forms of cyber fraud.
A person’s account was defrauded in a cyber-fraud case that surfaced in the Purnia district of Bihar without the use of an OTP, a phone call or any other conventional tactics that the public and police are aware of.
In this case, the cybercriminals used the Aadhaar biometrics data of the victim obtained from govt land records to make transactions using the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System. Bihar police revealed the unique scam in a press conference, the video of which was shared by Haryana IPS officer Pankaj Jain on X (Twitter)……”
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