National Police agents dismantled a criminal organization that allegedly carried out different acts. computer fraud According to one statement, there was data on more than four million people.
In particular, 34 members of the criminal organization were arrested and 16 searches were carried out in the districts of the province. Madrid, Malaga, Huelva, Alicante and Murcia, Here, two simulated firearms, a katana, a baseball bat, 80,000 euros in cash, four high-end vehicles, a database containing the cross-data of four million people and thousands of euros worth of computer and electronic equipment were seized.
Criminal organization carried out almost worth of fraudulent activity three million euros commits various frauds.
Leaders of the network were used fake documentsThey used ‘spoofing’ techniques to hide their identities and invested their profits in crypto assets.
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The investigation was initiated by special agents earlier this year. Central Cyber Crime Unit, When they detect a criminal network that illegally accesses the databases of various financial and credit institutions, breaking into customer accounts different amounts of money from the credit institution.
They immediately contacted these customers and informed them of a computer error. They had to take out a loan and pay it back. As the investigation progressed, it was revealed that they had also infiltrated other multinational commercial databases and obtained the personal data of more than four million people, which could be used to carry out criminal activities.
This information ‘avid‘Impersonating the identity of electricity supply companies, phishing campaigns impersonating the identities of different banking institutions’your son is in trouble‘ is accused of a technology company fraud, taking advantage of the fact that one of the organization’s members holds a strategic position in a multinational technology company, by diverting goods from suppliers to the organization, without ever going to the company. actually purchased computer and electronic products.
In addition, websites programmed by the organization’s hackers (fake websites of banking institutions, sending bulk messages or cross databases) through dedicated forums.
Main leaders of the network was placed in temporary prison and more than 1,000 complaints were clarified; This did not rule out the identification of more perpetrators and victims.