Police smash 'GozNym' cybercrime network that stole $100 million

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Police smash 'GozNym' cybercrime network that stole $100 million
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Police in six countries have dismantled a complex cybercrime network that operat...

THE HAGUE - Police in six countries have dismantled a complex cybercrime network that operated from Eastern Europe and fleeced victims - including small businesses and charities - of some $100 million, Europe’s police agency said on Thursday.

Ten of the network’s members have been charged with conspiracy to steal online banking credentials and deposits under a U.S. grand jury indictment. GozNym featured the Georgian ringleader, a Russian software developer, encryption experts in Moldova and Kazakhstan, “account takeover specialists” in Bulgaria and Ukraine, as well as assorted spammers, money launderers and “mules” .

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