India, Aug. 30 -- Cybercriminals hacked the mobile phone of a 66-year-old man after he clicked on an online advertisement and siphoned off Rs.9.63 lakh using his credit card credentials in Noida Sector 78, police said on Friday, adding that a case was registered at the cybercrime branch police station.

Police said the victim, who did not wish to be identified, is a resident of a high-rise and a retired engineer.

The victim alleged that on July 8, around 10pm, while he was browsing a photo-sharing application, he spotted an advertisement to upgrade his credit card. "Since I already had a credit card from the same company, I clicked on the advertisement to get the card upgraded," said the FIR.

Police said that the next day, around noon, ...