220 million rupees in health grants fraudulently transferred from Tamil Nadu local authorities
Around 220 million rupees in rural health grants were fraudulently transferred from the bank accounts of three local authorities in India's Tamil Nadu via an online banking portal. Officials' authorisation accounts were used, and an investigation is examining whether credentials were stolen or the portal itself was compromised.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Around 220 million rupees in rural health grants belonging to three local authorities
- Cause / method
- Fraudulent transfers via an online banking portal using officials' authorisation accounts
- Location
- India
Timeline
- The fraudulent transfer of health grants belonging to three local authorities and the investigation into its cause became known.
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