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NEW DELHI: A Class XII student allegedly hacked into the server of a Bengaluru-based company, which runs the mobile version of the computer game Counterstrike, and transferred virtual coins worth Rs 2 lakh into his gaming account. He used the coins to buy other cryptocurrencies.

The student, who cracked the security system of the game portal using a C++ and Java-based hacking technique, has claimed that he was tutored by a fellow gamer whom he had met in the chat room of the game itself. Earlier, he had made 12 accounts and used four mobile phones to play the game as different players. He easily killed them and made points/coins. After the gaming firm detected the recent fraud, they approached Delhi Police .

The IP address of the phone was tracked to Mukherjee Nagar and the teenager was caught. He was, however, let off after counselling as he is a minor and returned the coins. Additional DCP Jasmeet Singh said that after a cheating case was registered with the Maurice Nagar police station, cops tracked the numbers from which the IP addresses were operated to the same address. “He admitted to have transferred the currency while being counselled,” said Singh.

The boy came in touch with a group of gamers through the chat option of the app after he had the highest bot kills for a period of time. This was possible as he operated the game simultaneously from four mobile phones, said an officer. He would gain kill points which he would encash from one of his game accounts. The police found that he had used 12 email IDs to open multiple profiles as different persons on the portal.

