La Banque Sunu (ex-BICIS) was the target of a sophisticated cyberattack, occurring during the migration of its computer system. The pirates took advantage of this transition between the old Connexis application and the new platform “My Sunu Corporation?” to fraudulently divert more than 200 million CFA francs from the accounts of several clients, including notaries and pharmacists, reports Libération. The investigation, detailing the same source, entrusted to the Section de recherches (SR) de Dakar, quickly led to the arrest of Khadim Khouma, manager of the company Bamba Global Industrie Suarl, and his recovery agent, Modou Diom. The latter declared to have acted on the instructions of a Nigerian national, Sunday Akamibé, currently on the run, who had asked him for bank account numbers to make transfers, before converting the funds diverted into USDT cryptocurrency. A search in the premises of Sunday Akamibé was authorized to seize 10.68 million F? CFA in liquid as well as 36 boulettes of cocaine, leaving a presumed link with a network of drug trafficking, avance le journal.. Furthermore, Libération continues, the investigation revealed that Khadim Khouma did not have any official authorisation to carry out activities of exchange or conversion of electronic money. The Financial Prosecutor’s Office seized the file and opened a judicial inquiry into allegations of association of criminals, complicity in theft by fraudulent introduction into a computer system, recel, violation of exchange regulations, money laundering and international drug trafficking. Eleven other beneficiaries of the fraudulent transfers are actively sought, according to le quotidien. In the meantime, the two principal accused should be fixed on their fate today, after a return of parquet Monday.
Sunu (ex-BICIS): the pirates have pumped more than 200 million FCFA into the accounts of notaries, pharmacists…
