Law enforcement officers conducted a series of searches of members of the group, who, using phishing sites, appropriated savings of citizens of Finland, Denmark, Norway and Hungary. As part of international cooperation, foreign accomplices of the defendants and the amount of damage caused are being established. This was reported by the National Police.
Cyberpolice of the Zaporizhia region, together with investigators of the Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the region under the procedural leadership of the Zaporizhia Regional Prosecutor's Office, exposed a fraudulent group, whose members appropriated savings of citizens of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Hungary and a number of other countries using phishing in the popular social sphere.
The defendants had clearly defined specializations. Thus, specialists in writing computer programs or coders, as they are called in slang, were responsible for creating phishing resources and largely automated the process of registering fake accounts. In addition, they helped ensure the anonymity of accomplices on the Internet.
The so-called "workers" communicated on behalf of fake sellers, manipulated the behavior of citizens and convinced them to follow phishing links and enter financial data on the attackers' websites.
After the victims entered payment information on phishing resources, the so-called "beavers" gained access to the owners' accounts and transferred their savings to controlled bank cards or converted them into cryptocurrency with the help of "coders".
Law enforcement officers identified the circle of persons involved in the fraudulent scheme, mainly residents of the city of Zaporizhia. Different categories of persons participated in the criminal scheme, each of whom performed specific functions. It was also established that the criminals operated in several European countries, deceiving foreign citizens. Police officers with the force support of the TacTeam special unit of the TOR battalion of the Patrol Police Department conducted a series of searches at the places of residence and registration of the defendants in the cities of Kiev and Zaporizhia. Computer equipment, mobile phones, bank cards, and notes were seized. Investigative actions are being carried out within the framework of criminal proceedings initiated under Part 4 of Article 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article provides for up to 8 years of imprisonment. Also, Ukrainian law enforcement officers, coordinated by the Department of International Police Cooperation, together with colleagues from Denmark and Finland, as well as Europol, are identifying foreign accomplices of the defendants and determining the full range of victims and the amount of damage caused.
Cyberpolice of the Zaporizhia region, together with investigators of the Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the region under the procedural leadership of the Zaporizhia Regional Prosecutor's Office, exposed a fraudulent group, whose members appropriated savings of citizens of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Hungary and a number of other countries using phishing in the popular social sphere.
The defendants had clearly defined specializations. Thus, specialists in writing computer programs or coders, as they are called in slang, were responsible for creating phishing resources and largely automated the process of registering fake accounts. In addition, they helped ensure the anonymity of accomplices on the Internet.
The so-called "workers" communicated on behalf of fake sellers, manipulated the behavior of citizens and convinced them to follow phishing links and enter financial data on the attackers' websites.
After the victims entered payment information on phishing resources, the so-called "beavers" gained access to the owners' accounts and transferred their savings to controlled bank cards or converted them into cryptocurrency with the help of "coders".
Law enforcement officers identified the circle of persons involved in the fraudulent scheme, mainly residents of the city of Zaporizhia. Different categories of persons participated in the criminal scheme, each of whom performed specific functions. It was also established that the criminals operated in several European countries, deceiving foreign citizens. Police officers with the force support of the TacTeam special unit of the TOR battalion of the Patrol Police Department conducted a series of searches at the places of residence and registration of the defendants in the cities of Kiev and Zaporizhia. Computer equipment, mobile phones, bank cards, and notes were seized. Investigative actions are being carried out within the framework of criminal proceedings initiated under Part 4 of Article 190 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article provides for up to 8 years of imprisonment. Also, Ukrainian law enforcement officers, coordinated by the Department of International Police Cooperation, together with colleagues from Denmark and Finland, as well as Europol, are identifying foreign accomplices of the defendants and determining the full range of victims and the amount of damage caused.