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December 11, 2025
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Court Fines Man KSh100,000 After Hacking Bank and Stealing Ksh1.6M

Court Fines Man KSh100,000 After Hacking Bank and Stealing Ksh1.6M

The man is accused of stealing Ksh1.6 from a hack, diverting funds over a period of two years undetected, but he argued that the money had been given to him as a loan...

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A man has been convicted and fined Kshs. 100,000 for hacking a bank's online system and stealing Kshs. 1.6 million over a two-year period. He faces three years in prison if he defaults on the fine.

  • The accused illegally activated online banking, withdrawing funds from a complainant's account between 2018 and 2020.
  • The magistrate ruled that the accused unlawfully converted the money for personal use, with digital audit trails and bank records linking transactions directly to the online platform he established.
  • The court rejected his claim that the money was a loan due to lack of evidence, advising the complainant to pursue recovery through the Small Claims Court.

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