Overview
- The Special Cyber Cell raided Musk Communications in Whitefield under a court warrant and seized computers, phones, and other digital devices.
- All 21 staff members present were taken into custody and produced before court, which remanded them to police custody.
- Investigators describe a four-layer method using targeted Facebook ads, code that froze systems, fake Microsoft pop-ups with helpline numbers, and fabricated FTC compliance demands.
- Police estimate hundreds to possibly over 1,000 US victims with losses running into crores, with payments reportedly routed through cryptocurrency.
- The owner is absconding as teams analyze seized data and probe the recruitment, training, and code development behind the operation.