Breaches and incidents

Latteys Industries (India): “Boss scam” impersonating the MD moves Rs 80 lakh

The Ahmedabad pump maker said fraudulent instructions from someone impersonating the Managing Director reached the Company Secretary, and Rs 80,00,000 was...

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What happened

  • The Ahmedabad pump maker said fraudulent instructions from someone impersonating the Managing Director reached the Company Secretary, and Rs 80,00,000 was transferred from the company’s account on 26 Oct 2026; nothing recovered as of the 28 Oct filing.
  • Root cause: executive impersonation social engineering; channel not stated.
  • Attacker: unidentified.
  • Response: Cyber Crime police complaint (acknowledgement 31110260261781), bank recall request, internal review.