According to Reuters, Karan Bahree, 24, from New Dehli, admitted
his guilt in a letter to his employers, web development company,
Infinity eSearch.
A friend had given him the CD, he said, but he had no idea what
was on it.
In a statement, Infinity eSearch insisted that it did not hold
the sort of information that is supposed to have been sold, but was
investigating. It has now fired Bahree.
"We have sacked Bahree keeping in view the larger interest of
the company,” company lawyer Deepak Masih told the Hindustan Times.
“This was decided at an emergency board meeting of the company on
Saturday night. Since he was on probation there was no need or any
reason for us to serve any notice to him before sacking. We have
terminated his service with immediate effect".
According to The Sun, the information, which includes addresses,
passwords, phone numbers and driving license and passport details,
was purchased for £3 per customer. Financial institutions such as
Barclays, Lloyds TSB, the Nationwide and HSBC were affected.
The Sun’s Delhi-based contact boasted that he could sell details
of up to 200,000 accounts each month, said the newspaper.
