CBI busts Noida-based cyber gang duping victims in UK, Aus, one held

 

 

 

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a key operative of a cybercrime syndicate from Noida for running a tech support scam targeting citizens of the UK and Australia. Nishant Walia, partner of the company FirstIdea, was arrested on Monday as part of the federal probe agency’s ongoing Operation Chakra-V directed at transnational cyber criminals. Walia was produced in a Special CBI court on Tuesday, where the CBI sought his custody for interrogation.

 

Reiterating its commitment to combating the growing menace of cybercrime and resolve to work with domestic and international partners, the CBI said that they collaborated closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Crime Agency (UK), and Microsoft Corporation to trace the syndicate’s operations and locations. Earlier, the probe agency carried out searches at three locations in Noida. “The operation was meticulously timed with the time zones of the victims, resulting in the detection of live scam calls in progress during the raids,” said a CBI statement. Acting on credible intelligence, the CBI registered an FIR to investigate the syndicate, which posed as technical support staff of reputed multinational companies, including Microsoft, it said.