A 20-year-old student in Delhi was arrested for hacking into the Hawk Eye application of the state police department and trying to sell the stolen data for $150. The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) team went to Delhi and caught him.
The accused, Jatin Kumar, is also accused of leaking data from TSCOP and SMS services. He has a history of cybercrimes and was arrested last year by the Special Cell, Dwarka Police Station, for leaking Aadhaar cards and other critical information, said DGP Ravi Gupta.
Despite Jatin’s attempts to hide his identity, the TGCSB tracked him down using “social engineering techniques,” said the Telangana police. Jatin allegedly posted the stolen data on databreachforum and offered to sell it for $150 USD. Interested buyers were told to contact him through Telegram IDs Adm1nfr1end and Adm1nfr1ends.
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TGCSB director Shikha Goel said, “The accused claimed to have shared the stolen data and asked for payment via crypto wallets. But we are investigating if the data was sold, and if so, the details of the purchase will be collected from crypto wallets.”
Shikha Goel said the probe is ongoing to find if there are any accomplices. “The investigation is open-ended. Our first focus was to find the hacker who breached the data,” she said. Telangana police are still in Delhi and will bring the accused to Hyderabad.
“Prima-facie, it is suspected that because of a weak/compromised password, the intruder might have obtained access to certain segments of Hawk Eye data by generating a report,” police said.
Additional Director General of Police (Technical Services) VV Srinivas Rao explained, “When the username is compromised, one can break through and enter restricted areas and then generate reports. These reports can then be saved as screenshots or PDFs.”
The ADGP said the investigation is ongoing and it is not yet clear if the hacker shared only screenshots or if there was a massive data breach. “Only at the end of the investigation will we know the extent of the breach,” he said.
Police said they have started comprehensive monitoring and Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) to identify and fix security weaknesses and prevent future breaches.
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