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Police in India have arrested a middleman thought to be selling the personal
financial data of UK consumers to undercover journalists working for Channel
4.
According to reports, Sushanto Chandok, allegedly one of two middlemen shown in
a recent documentary, was arrested in Calcutta and has been detained in police
custody.
The documentary, which aired last week, showed an undercover TV reporter
infiltrating gangs in India that are allegedly selling consumer data such as
bank account and credit and debit card information.
The middlemen also offered voice recordings of customers handing over credit
card details, including security codes.
The data was allegedly sourced from an Indian call centre selling mobile phones.
The criminals claimed to be able to supply information on hundreds of thousands
of customers from a number of different contact centres.
The Information Commissioner's Office, which is responsible for enforcing the
Data Protection Act, has launched an investigation into the security of personal
financial data at call centres in India.
Source:
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