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Cyber criminals hack woman’s mobile phone using remote access 

October 18, 2026

Loot Rs. 2.32 lakh from her bank account 

Mysuru: Cyber criminals, who hacked into the mobile phone of a 60-year-old woman through Remote Access, have siphoned off Rs. 2.32 lakh from her bank account. 

The woman is a retired officer residing in Saraswathipuram here. 

The woman received two messages on her mobile phone which stated that Rs. 2.20 lakh and Rs. 12,000 has been withdrawn from her bank account. 

When the woman went to the bank and enquired, the bank staff confirmed the money transfer. When her mobile phone was inspected, it came to be known that cyber criminals had gained access to her mobile phone through ‘Remote Access’ and had transferred the money. 

A case has been registered at city’s CEN Police Station. 

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