"Hacker" Steals Money from Bank Customers

Investigative authorities in Cairo have decided to detain an individual for committing several incidents of cyber hacking, fraud against others, and stealing their money, for a period of 4 days pending investigations. The investigations revealed that the accused carried out these acts by renting hacked pages of certain banks abroad, linking them to his account via the "Telegram" application, and sending fake messages randomly to some customers of those banks, requesting them to update their personal information through a link. According to the investigations, when a customer opens the link, they are redirected to the hacked page where the hacker can obtain their data, bank account numbers, and PINs, allowing him to make electronic purchases of computer devices through a website and pay for them using the stolen accounts. These items are shipped to the country via shipping companies and resold for illegal profits. Authorities seized from the accused a bag containing 345,000 Egyptian pounds, gold jewelry, a necklace, a ring, and a mobile phone, all derived from his illegal activities.