Information Commissioner Bimal Julka was shocked to see his email account hacked and numerous emails sent including VIP’s and VVIP’s. Also they have been asked for a huge sum of money for the treatment of his (Julka) cousin who ‘suffered a major accident in Spain’. Even a separate email-id was made in the name of Julka and the same email was sent to a lot of people. A complaint regarding the matter was made to the police on Wednesday. Crime Branch sleuths have managed to locate the IP address of the hacker to Moscow the Russian capital.
Stressed from this discovery, Julka wrote a detailed complaint on Wednesday to Dr Sajay Bahl, who is the Director General of Computer Emergency Response team.
“My e-mail account Bimaljulka@hotmail.com has been hacked and a number of mails have been sent to my numerous contacts, including VIPs and VVIPs,” alleged Julka.
The emails sent from Julka’s account stated, “I am presently in Spain to visit my sick cousin and I would be grateful if you can do this for me. My cousin and his family had an accident here in Madrid and his wife who was driving at that time is already dead. I have to pay the hospital bill of my cousin and his son whose leg was broken from the accident, which is totaling to `1,30,000. I will definitely return the money once I am back and any amount will be accepted with gratitude. It is a personal request only and if it is not possible, don’t feel pressurised about it. I am counting on your help to save my cousin’s life and eagerly waiting for your reply.”
In his complaint, the CIC further alleged that another email bimal@outlook.in was created by the suspects that it might be used for other serious offences and it is a potential security threat.
“This has caused immense mental tension to me and also damaged my reputation. For now I have changed my password so that the same offence from my email can be prevented from reoccurring,” the CIC further stated in his complaint.
A senior police official of Delhi Police Crime Branch said, “ We have registered a case under section 66 of the Information Technology Act. It has been revealed that the alleged access IP address pertains to Moscow in Russia. Efforts are being made to trace the culprits and prevent such unlawful activities from being from getting repeated. Further investigation is on”, he added.