New York: World Cyber thieves cash withdrawal limit and using machines themselves, debit cards by hacking into companies stole $ 45 million, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Before large-scale robbery "in a matter of hours," Brooklyn, New York, U.S. prosecutor's office said.
New York prosecutors in 26 countries stretched the plot charges against eight people accused of setting up cell unveiled. In case of cash he allegedly raised $ 2.8 million and access device fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering is facing charges.
Seven of the eight were arrested, U.S. attorney's office said. Leaders and ", Albertico" "Minister" and nicknamed the eighth, Alberto Yusi Lajud-Pena, two weeks ago, is reported to have been killed, the office said.
"The Internet has reached across the world stretched participated in large-scale 21st century bank robbery defendants and their co-conspirators," U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said in a statement.
"Guns and masks in place, the cybercrime group used laptops and Internet access."
Type of robbery an "unlimited operation" is known as the two alleged perpetrators were: first, on December 22 last year and again this year on February 19-20.
In the initial phase, since several months sophisticated hackers allegedly looking into prepaid debit card databases, credit card processors, computer networks incursion, a tool often used by employers and aid organizations were .
Break into the system, hackers withdrawal limits imposed by banks collapsed.
Next, cybergang with hackers stealing data, like gift cards, the magnetic stripe card loaded the "cashers," called on his colleagues lane divided debit card numbers.
Finally, cashers had been stolen PIN numbers from ATM to ATM and the organization can be as much as cash withdrew, returned to crop sent.
The first alleged attack, hackers targeted RAKABANK in the UAE. After coming off limits, casher groups in 20 countries around the world, some 4,500 transactions worth $ 5 million, conducting hit ATMs.
In another attack in Muscat Oman, U.S. prosecutors said the group broke the bank. In the space of 10 hours, 24 countries casher cells from ATMs to withdraw $ 40 million, some 36,000 transactions conducted.
It was the return of some 3,000 ATM cell as New York, U.S. Attorney's Office said the first raid was at $ 400,000 and another $ 2.4 million.
Prosecutor's office alleged plot and the organization executes its operations on the ground "with the coordination of speed and" surgical precision "highlighted. Their role in attacks by hackers and more sophisticated as cash To return to the organized criminal cells rely upon both as soon as possible. "
Defendants New York, according to the indictment, he immediately money in a Miami bank account opening and pouring cars, a Porsche and a Mercedes, including two Rolex watches, moved to launder their cash. Just two months after the alleged robbery in the murder of their leader was not given any details.
Nor prosecutors alleged criminal actions abroad where the given specification.
Belgium, Britain, Canada, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Romania: however, more than a dozen countries, the officers thanked by some of the scope of the alleged crime. was the idea, Spain, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. (AFP)
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