New Delhi:
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a person at Chennai for stealing Microsoft’s product keys as well as cheating unsuspecting consumers.
CBI has registered a case U/s 379 of IPC & Section 66 r/w 43(a), (b), (j) & 66C of IT Act 2000 on the allegations that Microsoft Volume License Service Centre (VLSC) agreements in respect of different overseas and Indian customers of the Microsoft were unauthorisedly being accessed (hacked) for the purpose of stealing Product Keys of the different Microsoft product as well as cheating, by selling these keys online.
The accused has been identified as D Prabhu, a school dropout who claims to have a MBA degree. Searches have been conducted at his premises and in Chennai which led to recovery of Hard disks of Computer System; Router used for committing the crime along with numbers of Microsoft Product Kits and other documents. Account of the accused which he has used to collect the amount of sale of Microsoft Product Keys was also freezed.
The accused was produced n the Court at Egmore, Chennai and has been granted transit remand.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a person at Chennai for stealing Microsoft’s product keys as well as cheating unsuspecting consumers.
CBI has registered a case U/s 379 of IPC & Section 66 r/w 43(a), (b), (j) & 66C of IT Act 2000 on the allegations that Microsoft Volume License Service Centre (VLSC) agreements in respect of different overseas and Indian customers of the Microsoft were unauthorisedly being accessed (hacked) for the purpose of stealing Product Keys of the different Microsoft product as well as cheating, by selling these keys online.
The accused has been identified as D Prabhu, a school dropout who claims to have a MBA degree. Searches have been conducted at his premises and in Chennai which led to recovery of Hard disks of Computer System; Router used for committing the crime along with numbers of Microsoft Product Kits and other documents. Account of the accused which he has used to collect the amount of sale of Microsoft Product Keys was also freezed.
The accused was produced n the Court at Egmore, Chennai and has been granted transit remand.
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