2 nabbed by STF in Lucknow for bid to hack bank’s server, steal ₹146 crore

LUCKNOW The STF on Wednesday nabbed two men for their alleged bid to steal ₹146 crore by hacking the server of UP Cooperative Bank Ltd in Lucknow. The duo, Amrendra Kumar Singh of Mau and Sunil Kumar Yadav of Varanasi, was arrested from near a mall in Gomti Nagar, said cops.

The incident was reported on October 15 last year and a case was lodged on the complaint of assistant general manager of the bank, Ajay Kumar Tripathi after he suspected cyber fraud. The accused were carrying a cash reward of ₹25,000 each since their name surfaced during investigation of the case and arrest of eight people, including the prime accused (a former bank manager), on October 31 last year.

The miscreants had employed three hackers from Mumbai for the online bank heist and also sought help of three bank employees for the theft, said officials.