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CBI busts $40mn transnational cybercrime ring targeting US nationals
Carried out as part of CBI's OPERATION CHAKRA, an investigation into the broader network and international leads is ongoing.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Thu, 28, Aug 2025
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India's Central Bureau Investigation (CBI), in close collaboration with its US counterpart, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has dismantled a cyber crime network that has allegedly been targeting US nationals since 2023 and has duped victims of $40 million.
CBI has arrested three key accused individuals and efforts to identify the proceeds of the crime are underway, the central agency reported on Aug. 25.
The authorities reported that the, now arrested, individuals targeted victims in the USA by gaining unauthorized remote access to the victims' computers and bank accounts, under the pretext of offering tech support services. The victims were falsely informed that their bank accounts were compromised and then were coaxed into transferring a total of $40mn to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by the accused.
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After registering a case on Aug. 18, 2025, CBI, in collaboration with FBI, conducted extensive searches at multiple locations associated with the accused individuals, yielding substantial incriminating evidence, as per CBI.
The agency also reported that 34 individuals were caught red-handed in an illegal call-center run by the accused, named, Digikaps The Future of Digital, in Amritsar, Punjab.
CBI reported to have confiscated 85 hard disks, 16 laptops and 44 mobile phones used by the accused persons, allegedly containing incriminating digital evidence.
Investigation into the broader network and on international leads are ongoing.
As part of OPERATION CHAKRA, International Operations Division of CBI is identifying and taking action on the organized technology enabled crime network in close coordination with INTERPOL and foreign law enforcement agencies.
The US Embassy thanked the CBI and FBI for their efforts, applauding their "partnership" and "support".
A big week for #USIndia law enforcement collaboration. India’s CBI, in close coordination with the U.S. @FBI, dismantled a transnational cybercrime syndicate that defrauded U.S. nationals of nearly $40M through tech-support scams — and arrested key figures behind the cyber fraud…
— U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) August 27, 2025
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