Soneri Bank operations manager arrested for allege...

Summary

• LAHORE:  The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Lahore has arrested an operations manager of Soneri Bank’s Arifwala branch over allegations of selling sensitive personal information of citizens and bank customers to criminal networks involved in financial fraud.
• According to the NCCIA, he allegedly misused his access to confidential identification records to provide citizens’ personal information to fraudsters in exchange for money.
• Rs150 Per CNIC Record, More Than 100 Records Daily According to the initial findings shared by the NCCIA, the accused allegedly charged Rs150 for providing information associated with an individual’s Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC).

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LAHORE:  The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Lahore has arrested an operations manager of Soneri Bank’s Arifwala branch over allegations of selling sensitive personal information of citizens and bank customers to criminal networks involved in financial fraud.

The accused has been identified as Irfan Ashraf, who was serving as the operations manager at the bank’s Arifwala branch. According to the NCCIA, he allegedly misused his access to confidential identification records to provide citizens’ personal information to fraudsters in exchange for money.

Investigators believe the information was subsequently used by criminal networks to establish fake bank accounts, obtain SIM cards through fraudulent means and carry out various forms of online financial crime.

Alleged Misuse of NADRA Verification Access

Additional Director NCCIA Lahore Atif Ameer told Minute Mirror that the accused had access to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) database for legitimate banking verification purposes.