The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force busted a gang that stole the data of about 600 customers from an online shopping website.

According to Gadgets Now report, the gang duped users from 20 cities across the country by promising them a lucky draw competition. A complaint was filed by the national security head for the website.

The national security head for the website filed a complaint with Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and hence, the gang was busted. The head of the company said that they received 7,139 grievance mails and out of them 590 complained that they were asked to pay extra money to avail gifts. A cumulative amount of 50 lakh was gathered.

The mastermind of the gang, Yogendra Chaudhray, and his brother Sandeep Chaudhary of Mathura are still on the run. The cops seized mobile phones, laptops, and sheets of paper with customer data.

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What actually happened?

“The customers were convinced because the miscreants provided them the exact description of not only the products ordered but also the time and date of the order,” said Chaturvedi.

The gang gathered data by hacking into the companies website and asked the users to pay extra money for a lucky draw competition. The prize offered was an SUV. When the customers did not get the prize, they mailed their complaints to the company. Chaturvedi said that another shopping website has also been compromised in the same manner by miscreants.