Preliminary Investigation of Criminal Proceeding Completed with respect to Individual who had Committed Computer-Related Theft of 6.7 Million AMD

July 21, 2026

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated on computer-related theft in particularly large amount was completed with respect to 1 individual in the Department for Investigation of Cybercrime and High Technology Crime of General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee.

In the course of the preliminary investigation factual data were obtained on the allegation that having learned about a technical malfunction in the company's electronic application whereby the account balance verification function was not performed when making transfers between accounts, Kh. M., with direct intent to commit theft of another person's property, during the period from March 30 to April 8, 2024, unlawfully - without authorization provided by law, contract, or any other legitimate legal basis, entered into a computer system, specifically into the bank account opened in his name, data indicating purportedly existing amounts of various sums for transfer to his account with the company.

Subsequently, due to the aforementioned technical malfunction, funds in particularly large amount of 6 million 714 thousand AMD were generated in the balances of the company's electronic wallet and the bank account opened in his name, which were then appropriated by means of transfers to other bank cards.

The criminal proceeding with respect to Kh.M. with the bill of indictment was referred to the prosecutor. 

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.