A hacking group composed of nationals from three east African countries has been arrested in Rwanda while attempting to breach the systems of a bank.
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau says the hackers planned to steal money from clients’ accounts at Equity Bank, but did not say when the hacking attempt was staged.
The bureau said the hacking group is composed of eight Kenyans, three Rwandans and one Ugandan.
Equity Bank is a regional financial services giant with presence across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau said the group of hackers had previously managed to hack into the bank’s systems in Kenyan and Uganda.
#RIB arrested an organized group of 08 Kenyans, 03 Rwandans and 01 Ugandan over a cyber fraud attempt on Equity bank #Rwanda.
This group was arrested while in the process of hacking into the bank system to steal money from clients’ accounts.
— Rwanda Investigation Bureau (@RIB_Rw) October 31, 2019
#RIB arrested an organized group of 08 Kenyans, 03 Rwandans and 01 Ugandan over a cyber fraud attempt on Equity bank #Rwanda.
This group was arrested while in the process of hacking into the bank system to steal money from clients’ accounts.
— Rwanda Investigation Bureau (@RIB_Rw) October 31, 2019
The group came to Rwanda after successfully defrauding Equity Bank both in #Kenya and #Uganda. The case file was compiled and submitted to the @ProsecutionRw for further management.
— Rwanda Investigation Bureau (@RIB_Rw) October 31, 2019
Source: bbc.com
