The Zamora Civil Guard has developed a major operation against Internet banking frauds, the results of which have spread to eight other Spanish provinces.
research conducted under the name “Operation Coruni” authorized the arrest of two people and the investigation of 56 others for their alleged involvement in frauds against customers of financial institutions. The actions of the Civil Guard were extended to the provinces of Barcelona, Tarragona, Madrid, Granada, Valencia, Huelva, Gerona and Albacete, and in some cases the investigation was carried out in more than a dozen municipalities.
Details of this important operation, supported by the Zamora Civil Guard Command, were announced this Tuesday by the Armed Institute, underlining the importance of the operation when reporting on more than fifty people investigated.
Challenging investigations led to the completion of an investigation that represents the largest cybercrime operation ever developed by the Zamora Command. Operation Started in June 2022 and although it is not yet fully finished and more performances are still awaited, it has now reached its climax.
The amount of money rose to 180,000 euros, of which more than 100,000 were blocked by the bank, some of which was at the request of the Civil Guard.
The number of fraud operations reached two hundred.
The two people detained were detained because they were members of criminal organization and fraud, There are two people being investigated for the same crimes and another 54 people being investigated for fraud alone. The arrests were made in Castellar del Vallés (Barcelona).
The fraud was carried out as follows: SMS sent as if from a financial institution They claim that they have started a session that does not belong to them or that they have carried out a fraudulent operation and this problem appears to be from the bank’s website but redirected to a cloned website The fraud was completed by seizing user data and passwords, which were then used to make transactions.
To verify the transfer, the cybercriminal then called him from a phone number that appeared to belong to the bank, where he claimed to be the caller. Requested transaction key to close transfer fake.
The government’s deputy delegate, Ángel Blanco, highlighted the operation This is a ‘big blow’ to cyber crimes.
Source: Informacion
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