The IT officials reviewed the email and examined the 20 attached folders. They discovered that several source codes related to their company were included. Further investigation by the technical team confirmed that the code from the hacked data was indeed being developed by the company. To ensure data safety, the company responded to the hacker and agreed to establish contact. In response, the hacker emailed back saying, "The market is ready to purchase the entire data from your GitHub repositories, and it will soon be easily accessible on the dark web. If you wish to make an offer to prevent this data from being sold, please let me know. Otherwise, you are likely aware of how crucial this data is to you."

According to Maharashtra Cyber, the company recognised the critical nature of the data and the severe impact its leakage could have. They also determined that the individual was attempting to extort them to prevent the data from being leaked. The company officials initially filed a verbal complaint with Maharashtra Cyber.

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Based on the technical details in the threat email, Maharashtra Cyber officials with the help of local police apprehended the accused in Bangalore, where he was found working from a residential building. The arrested individual, identified as Abhishek Pratap Singh, was presented in court on Thursday and remanded to police custody. He was charged under Sections 308(2) (Extortion), 303 (2) (Theft), 351 (4) (Criminal Intimidation) of the BNS, and relevant sections of the IT Act.

August 11
Day hacker sent company extortion email