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Hackers take payment e-commerce firms for a ride

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Last Updated : Jan 26 2017 | 12:47 AM IST

Like most other millennials, 23-year-old Sunny Nehra from the small town of Jind in Haryana, dreamt of the high life. From a humble, middle class family, he had only three things going for him — a sharp mind, good at computer coding, and a fast laptop.

He allegedly made full use of both. On Wednesday, Delhi Police arrested Nehra from the deluxe suite of a five-star hotel, and then three other hackers. They are charged with duping e-commerce and payments companies of almost Rs1 crore, exposing how vulnerable these new-age tech companies are to attacks.

While these companies claim to be spending

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