Search success: Million-dollar fraud to bank customers: investigators lift network
The accused are accused, in November 2023 within a few days a large number of unauthorized debits from the accounts of German
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The accused are accused of having executed in November 2023 within a few days a large number of unauthorized debits from the accounts of German online banking users, it said. Four suspects were arrested and 21 objects were searched in seven cities. The success of the investigation is a sign that cybercrime perpetrators could not weigh in security, said senior prosecutor Benjamin Krause, who heads the central office for the fight against Internet crime (ZIT) at the Frankfurt Prosecutor General’s Office.
Furthermore, Information on which banks and how many users in Germany were affected was not provided. Together with authorities in Brazil, after several years of investigation, a criminal network had been uncovered and numerous suspects arrested, as BKA and the General Prosecutor’s Office jointly announced. A group of criminals are said to have cheated bank customers by millions.
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The accused are accused of having executed in November 2023 within a few days a large number of unauthorized debits from the accounts of German online banking users, it said.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesFour suspects were arrested and 21 objects were searched in seven cities.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesThe success of the investigation is a sign that cybercrime perpetrators could not weigh in security, said senior prosecutor Benjamin Krause, who heads the central office for the fight against Internet crime (ZIT) at the Frankfurt Prosecutor General’s Office.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesInformation on which banks and how many users in Germany were affected was not provided.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesTogether with authorities in Brazil, after several years of investigation, a criminal network had been uncovered and numerous suspects arrested, as BKA and the General Prosecutor’s Office jointly announced.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesA group of criminals are said to have cheated bank customers by millions.
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