Kenyan hackers held in Rwanda have Sh100m cybercrime casesFour of the eight Kenyans detained in Rwanda over an attempt to hack a bank have pending cases of hacking into banks and stealing more than Sh100 million. The criminal charges are pending before a magistrate court. Yesterday, Rwandan investigators revealed the identities of the eight Kenyans who are being held in Kigali over the attempt to hack Equity Bank Rwanda branch. The banking fraud unit has profiled young IT experts aged 27 and below, as major suspects in cyber-crime cases. Following the rise in cyber fraud, Central Bank has issued a new policy that will require banks to report cases of cybercrime in real time.

Source: The Star November 15, 2019 21:00 UTC