BluntTheApostle:


First of all, I am not Igbo.

Second, this case is not similar to Hushpuppi's or Evans' cases.

Hushpuppi's case is grand fraud.

Evans' case is kidnapping and murder.

This guy's case is hacking. Hacking is a misdemeanor in many state laws.

Hacking ordinarily is not fraud. The hacker made it clear that he was trying to raise an alarm about Access Bank vulnerabilities; he was not interested in defrauding people.

Yes, he committed a crime (which I stated at the beginning of my original post), but there is something called parole for crimes that are not serious.

Some parole can be a ban from using the internet for a year.

Hushpuppi (on the other hand) committed serious computer crimes.

Evans committed crimes that are classified as terrorism. In case you don't know it, kidnapping is classified as a terror act, and acts of terrorism are serious crimes against humanity.

Please, hacking (without defrauding) should never be compared to grand theft and kidnapping.

A hacker can get a slap on the wrist. But grand theft and kidnapping are not forgiven so easily.

daddytime:
Am I the only one seeing an ethical hacker advertising his talents and about to cash out real big from Access Bank?

Just thinking...

Lol at all the commenters above calling for his arrest. Life is not for the most part, black and white. There is oftentimes an in-between.

SmartyPants:


https://www.bridewellconsulting.com/when-is-hacking-illegal-and-legal

I don't know of the exact law in Nigeria to be specific, but I know that there are quite comprehensive cyber security and intellectual property laws.

On a general criminal law basis, he can be arrested and charged with attempted fraud and the burden of proof will shift to him since he has already been shown to have taken substantial steps towards the act. The only way to defend that charge would be to show that he immediately submitted a security report to access bank.

But since he has confessed to having obtained customer's account details, he is now in a world of potential trouble. Unless the bank and the authorities decide to convert him to their use.

madjune:
Access should employ him.
It's obvious the guy dey look for IT job.

Faller:

Do you know what he can do with your bvn alone... If he can hack the bvn database.. what makes you so sure that he is not in the vault as we speak

patani:


You can't be too sure... Finacle, flexcube n Phoenix etc don't have inbuilt security on network level.. And if database is not properly protected by CBA guys, OYO is the case

ntyce:
The idiot probably hacked into the BVN/phone number database.
I'm 100% certain he can't hack into the core banking platform ie finnacle or flexcube.

Vulcanheph:
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Guy why did you do this to me now?.....i almost went for my Vaseline untill i realised that it was bobrisky.

azmanaty02:
See as village people call this one and he answered with all his heart

Charmingrascal:
This idiot should be thrown into jail

SmartyPants:


https://www.bridewellconsulting.com/when-is-hacking-illegal-and-legal

I don't know of the exact law in Nigeria to be specific, but I know that there are quite comprehensive cyber security and intellectual property laws.

On a general criminal law basis, he can be arrested and charged with attempted fraud and the burden of proof will shift to him since he has already been shown to have taken substantial steps towards the act. The only way to defend that charge would be to show that he immediately submitted a security report to access bank.

But since he has confessed to having obtained customer's account details, he is now in a world of potential trouble. Unless the bank and the authorities decide to convert him to their use.

Angelfrost:


This is quite insightful... I am grateful!!!

BluntTheApostle:


First of all, I am not Igbo.

Second, this case is not similar to Hushpuppi's or Evans' cases.

Hushpuppi's case is grand fraud.

Evans' case is kidnapping and murder.

This guy's case is hacking. Hacking is a misdemeanor in many state laws.

Hacking ordinarily is not fraud. The hacker made it clear that he was trying to raise an alarm about Access Bank vulnerabilities; he was not interested in defrauding people.

Yes, he committed a crime (which I stated at the beginning of my original post), but there is something called parole for crimes that are not serious.

Some parole can be a ban from using the internet for a year.

Hushpuppi (on the other hand) committed serious computer crimes.

Evans committed crimes that are classified as terrorism. In case you don't know it, kidnapping is classified as a terror act, and acts of terrorism are serious crimes against humanity.

Please, hacking (without defrauding) should never be compared to grand theft and kidnapping.

A hacker can get a slap on the wrist. But grand theft and kidnapping are not forgiven so easily.

ethicallyright:


I mean. The boy may not even know SQL injection. He simply found an old irrelevant paper somewhere and decided to use it for attention seeking. The many computer illiterates in Nigeria believe it's an Herculean task.

gambia:
Its a welcome development. He should be apprended and dealt with us accordingly.

ntyce:


You can't do anything with BVN..

If you know much about banking, the main hacking will involve the core database which is either finnacle or flexcube.
Indians, Pakistanis and Korean hackers have tried several times to hack Nigerian banks but all failed.

The so-called hacking he thinks is to use the generated BVN to get the customers details, call them like those fraudsters do.

ntyce:
The idiot probably hacked into the BVN/phone number database.
I'm 100% certain he can't hack into the core banking platform ie finnacle or flexcube.

Ekpekus:
Agbada don hook barbwire... E don be for am.

Meteng:
Even called them back to confirm to them that it's actually him they called

EVILFOREST:
He should be ARRESTED and made to WEED the entire UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA

butterfly777:
I suspect exposing the screen that contains his name is deliberate, and probably part of the game.

We cannot be too sure with scammers.

ethicallyright:
Means nothing.

BVN, Name, mobile number, Account number are a kind of public information.

He needs safe pins of debit cards to withdraw any amount. Just another attention seeker.


If you fill an IPPIS (Salary) form for instance you'll be asked for your name, account number, date of birth, BVN(to ensure you've not provided another account somewhere). Those papers are discarded in trash cans after data are entered into a computer system.

YOU CAN PROVIDE ANY OF THOSE TO A LOAN APP, to sign up on remita, to withdraw money from a betnaija/nairabet/betway account . INFACT, when someone asks you to fill in those information, the person can make inquiries from your bank to ensure you didn't fill in fake details.

No one asks for debit card security code, not even the bank manager is aware of the code. You can only lose it unknowingly to a phishing attack. That's your only private information in the banking department. Nigerian banks are even more secure than American banks. That's the only thing someone can withdraw your money with.

Mires:


Really bro? I thought BVN can be used to cause someone to cry. Same with debit card inscribed numbers on the card.

Do you know I have personally refused supplying BVN to Binance for identity verification to trade crypto, thereby, hindering my chances of making legit money daily.

Same goes with another crpto trading site that requested the latter.

Please, educate me more. We learn daily.

Olokonlaa:
what of this?

Mires:


Really bro? I thought BVN can be used to cause someone to cry. Same with debit card inscribed numbers on the card.

Do you know I have personally refused supplying BVN to Binance for identity verification to trade crypto, thereby, hindering my chances of making legit money daily.

Same goes with another crpto trading site that requested the latter.

Please, educate me more. We learn daily.

daddytime:
Am I the only one seeing an ethical hacker advertising his talents and about to cash out real big from Access Bank?

Just thinking...

Lol at all the commenters above calling for his arrest. Life is not for the most part, black and white. There is oftentimes an in-between.