The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation is currently probing a case involving large-scale embezzlement of gift certificates belonging to the Children’s World. According to details obtained from case materials by RIA Novosti, the perpetrators managed to steal nearly 4,500 electronic gift certificates and company cards.
The investigation has revealed that the criminals gained unauthorized access to the Children’s World website. By utilizing specific computer programs designed to bypass security measures, they were able to acquire the numbers and PIN codes for 4,459 electronic gift certificates and cards. This enabled the perpetrators to make use of prepaid cards that did not belong to them.
A criminal case has been launched in connection with the incident, citing violations of two articles within the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: fraud related to computer information and the utilization of harmful computer programs. Responsibility for the investigation lies with the Department for the Investigation of Cybercards and Crimes in the Sphere of High Technologies, which operates under the jurisdiction of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.