A notorious gang, which has been hacking people’s credit cards before using them to purchase bitcoins and convert them to Kenyan currency, has been arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nakuru, the 4th largest City in kenya.
According to DCI, the gang of 2 university students was operating from houses in an affluent neighborhood of Nakuru, and was arrested during the raid while in the company of two young ladies at an apartment.
In the sophisticated crime that is gaining currency in the country, the students create fake email accounts which they use to hack credit cards of innocent persons, especially those living in foreign countries, and use them to buy bitcoins that are then converted to Kenyan currency (KES).
According to the DCI:
“They then use the money to live lavishly, entertain young women and buy…
