This archive report was first published on 1 November 2019.
On October 31, 2019, detectives from the Rwanda Investigative Bureau (RIB) arrested eight Kenyans who were allegedly trying to hack into Equity Bank in Rwanda.
They were arrested alongside three Rwandese and one Ugandan, bringing the total number of suspects to 12.
According to RIB, the group was attempting to steal money from clients' accounts by hacking into the bank's system.
"The group came to Rwanda after successfully defrauding Equity Bank in Kenya and Uganda," RIB said in a statement.
RIB commended those who shared information that led to the arrest of the suspects and urged the public to remain vigilant and share information that can be used to prevent crime.
"#RIB arrested an organized group of 08 Kenyans, 03 Rwandans and 01 Ugandan over a cyber fraud attempt on Equity bank #Rwanda. This group was arrested while in the process of hacking into the bank system to steal money from clients' accounts." — Rwanda Investigation Bureau (@RIB_Rw) October 31, 2019
