progresiifjaya.id, JAKARTA – The Opsnal Team of Unit 2 Sub-Directorate IV Cyber Crime of Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of Polda Metro has uncovered a crime of hacking a cryptocurrency account. In this action, a perpetrator with the initials FA (35) was arrested on Thursday, (22/8) for his alleged evil actions
Dirreskrimsus of Polda Metro, Kombes Pol Ade Safri Simanjuntak in his official statement said, that this case began when the victim received a message that his Binance account had been accessed by another device on Wednesday, (31/7).
“The account is connected to the victim’s cellphone which was lost on May 28, 2024. The victim also received a notification via email that there had been a withdrawal of crypto assets from his Binance account without his knowledge and consent. Feeling aggrieved, the victim then reported to the SPKT of Polda Metro for further investigation.” said Kombes Pol Ade Safri, Wednesday, (28/8).
From the results of the investigation, the perpetrator FA was finally detected. He is also known as the buyer of the victim’s cellphone through the COD system from a marketplace.
“FA found the victim’s Binance account and immediately withdrew assets to the victim’s Indodax account amounting to Rp311.332.221 after taking control of the victim’s cellphone that he bought,” said Kombes Pol Ade Safri again.
FA’s identity was obtained by investigators after tracing or tracking the user account on Indodax.
“The account with the username iHex89 which was used to withdraw the victim’s assets was registered in the name of FA. Further investigation also found evidence that the stolen assets were then transferred to a bank account in the name of FA.” he explained again.
From the hands of the perpetrator FA when he was arrested, the investigation team obtained evidence of
1 unit of blue iPhone 12 64GB cellphone, 1 unit of black iPhone 15 128GB cellphone containing BCA and SeaBank mobile banking applications, 1 unit of Thinkpad LI3 i5 Generation 10 laptop with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD memory, and 1 gold BCA ATM card in the name of FA. All of this evidence is strongly suspected of being the tools used by FA to commit the crime.
FA, who is now a suspect and languishing in the Polda Metro Jaya detention cell, was charged by investigators with Article 30 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 46 paragraph (1) and/or Article 32 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 48 paragraph (1) of Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions, as amended by Law Number 1 of 2024. He is threatened with a maximum of 8 years in prison or a maximum fine of Rp2 billion.
Furthermore, Kombes Pol Ade Safri also said, reflecting on the disclosure of this case, his party also emphasized that they would never stop taking action against all forms of cybercrime that harm the community. This case is also real evidence of the potential for cybercrime that can cause great material losses to victims.
“We hope that the public can be more vigilant and prioritize security in every digital transaction that is carried out. The disclosure of this case is a warning to the public not to be careless,” said Kombes Pol Ade Safri emphasizing. (Bembo)