Over the years, security systems of companies and government institutions have got more convoluted and it is no more a cakewalk for hackers to breach into a company’s website.
Well, a 19-year-old villager from Odisha has just proved the odds wrong when he hacked into a Hyderabad-based company in November 2015, causing a loss of Rs 60 lakhs, as per a report in The Hindu.
Himalaya Mohanty, a native of Shibapura village in Balasore district, managed to breach into the EPABX code of Hyderabad-based Lloyd Electricals and Engineering Limited, using his outdated smartphone.
Mohanty, who is currently pursuing an ITI course from a private institution, hacked the EPABX code and posted the data online, which allowed several internet users make free phones calls.
Although his English is not proficient, his hacking skills are unquestionably remarkable. Following a complaint lodged by the company, the cyber-crime team of the Cyberabad police, led by Mohd. Riyazuddin explained that Mohanty had created a website and posted myriad hacking tricks on it.
Mohanty confessed to the police officials that he would first contact people to share hacking techniques with them and later hack their phones by infecting it with a Trojan virus that allowed him to track their movements.
According to report, Mohanty honed his hacking skills by participating in online discussions and is equally proficient in hacking Wi-Fi routers, Facebook accounts, and mobile phones. As per police reports, he used a translator software to chat online on the forums.
