A report by IFA online quotes Mr Mullen as saying in relation to the allegations: If there’s truth to that I’m going to be a busy laddie. Also in the IFA report, Mr Mullen acknowledges that cross-border organized crime is causing problems in many industries including the financial services sector.
A recent report by the UK Dispatches television program claimed that personal details are being stolen from call centers in India and then sold in bulk by middlemen. India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has reportedly asked Channel 4, which produces Dispatches, to back up the allegations.
Kiran Karnik, president of Nasscom, said that the association will look into the claims in collaboration with Indian police. However, Mr Karnik questioned the validity of the program’s evidence. He is quoted by Finextra as saying: These operations sometimes go beyond uncovering wrongdoing and actually induce criminal activity that is then recorded and aired. In this particular case, one of the alleged criminals has stated that the data he offered for sale was fake.
