TECHNOLOGY; Through an Email Phishing, Four Cybercriminals Hacked into the Bank Account of Gen Salim Saleh and Tried to Steal Millions of Money.
Police in Kampala have arrested four men for allegedly hacking into the bank account for Gen Salim Saleh, who is the coordinator of the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) and a brother to President Yoweri Museveni. Police in Kampala have arrested four men for allegedly hacking into the bank account for Gen Salim Saleh, who is the coordinator of the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) and a brother to President Yoweri Museveni. According to Charles Twine Mansio, the Criminal Investigations Division spokesperson, the quartet tried to steal shs43 million from the bank account held in Stanbic bank. “It is alleged that on 16 April 2021, the suspects hacked into Gen Saleh’s email account and gave an express instruction to the bank manager to effect payment on telephone numbers 0704799395, 0707382702, 0750669242 and 0705588790 through the bank to wallet facility,” Twine said. The CID spokesperson said that upon receipt of the email, the bank manager became suspicious since their cli...