MIA Solves Large-scale Case of Money Embezzlement by Hackers

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has solved the large-scale case of money laundering by hackers from the personal accounts of dozens of citizens.

Law enforcers detained four persons in Tbilisi and Batumi for the embezzlement of citizens' money.

The MIA says that the defendants illegally accessed online bank and gambling accounts by misusing the personal data of 13 different persons, after which they managed to obtain a total of GEL 42,000 through this system.

"An intensive investigation is being carried out to locate and identify other possible victims of the committed crime.

"The investigation is in progress on the fact of illegal usage of personal data, theft, swindle and illegal access to computer systems, article 284, II part, sub-paragraph “D” article 177, II part, sub-paragraph “A”, article 180, II part, sub-paragraph “A” and “B” and part III, sub-paragraph “B” and article 157, III part, sub-paragraph A, envisaged by the Criminal Code of Georgia.

"Ministry will actively continue the fight against similar crimes in order to provide respective protection of the citizens’ personal data, as well as the country's banking sector and its consumers,” the MIA said.

By Ana Dumbadze 

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