A Kenyan woman Charged With hacking. A Kenyan woman has been accused of hacking and stealing Ksh 14.8 billion from a Zimbabwean government agency.
Primrose Nyeri Mwangi was accused of hacking into the systems of the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) and fraudulently transferring $120 million (approx.Ksh14 billion) from their accounts.
A Kenyan woman has been charged with stealing Ksh 14.8 billion by hacking into a Zimbabwean government agency.
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Primrose Nyeri Mwangi was accused of hacking into the systems of the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) and fraudulently transferring $120 million (approx.Ksh14 billion) from their accounts.
Primrose, who is also the director of Primkett Travel and Tours and Maffkett Trading, transferred 2.4 billion into Maffkett Trading’s bank account.
The remaining funds were transferred to the accounts of Atrier Engineering CBZ, Newplaces (Pvt) Limited NBS, and Tavaka Holding NBS.
Primrose is accused of conspiring with Gerald Pondai and Prosper Hove to hack ZIMDEF data systems and obtain codes to siphon money from the organization’s accounts.
The accused was arraigned today at the Harare Magistrates Court, while detectives continue to search for the other two suspects who are still at large.
So far, only KSh 3.7 million of the KSh 14.8 billion has been recovered after the National Building Society reversed one of the transactions.
She was also charged with conducting business in Zimbabwe even though she was visiting on a tourist visa.
The 40-year-old woman is still being held in custody pending a decision on her bail application.
