Police dismantled a cybercriminal organization that earned more than 1.2 billion yen, arrested 106 people at once, and connected with the Italian mafia
Online fraud and money laundering, cyber crime organization to carry out, such as drug trafficking,
106 arrested in a sting against online fraudsters | Europol
https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/106-arrested-in-sting-against-online-fraudsters
Police Announce Huge Bust of Mafia's Cyber Crime Operations
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dbvx3/police-announce-huge-bust-of-mafias-cyber-crime-operations
Europol links Italian Mafia to million-dollar phishing scheme
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/europol-links-italian-mafia-to-million-dollar-phishing-scheme/
According to a statement released by Europole and the Spanish National Police on September 20, 2021, Spain has supported a cyber criminal organization based on Tenerife in the Canary Islands of Spain with the support of Europole and the Italian National Police. The national police have dismantled it. The criminal organization was engaged in various online scams such as phishing attacks, SIM swapping, and business email infringement, and used money mules and paper companies to wash funds, and the illegal profit in 2020 was 10 million. It is estimated to reach the euro.
The cybercriminal organization had a fairly large network, forming a pyramid of subdivided disciplines and roles. Members include specialists in creating and managing the infrastructure used for phishing scams, specialists in actually executing and coordinating online scams, specialists in coordinating money mules who participate in money laundering, and specialists in cryptocurrencies. Houses were included, most of them Italian.
Among the members arrested this time are working for criminal organizations such as Camorra , one of Italy's four major mafias and based in Naples , and Sakura Corona Unita , also based in Puglia, which is also one of the four major mafias. Some people were there.
The Spanish National Police has posted a video of the detection in a tweet.
???? Golpe policial a la mafia italiana con la de tención de 106 personas por blanquear más de 10.000.000 € procedentes de estafas informáticas
— Policía Nacional (@policia) September 20, 2021
Operaban desde el sur de #Tenerife y blanqueaban dinero para clanes mafiosos italianos
Se han realizado 16 registros en #España e #Italia pic.twitter.com/N7WKFp5yXJ
Police officers walking in the city at night.
The purpose is like a big mansion in a residential area ...
Police officers were also deployed behind the scenes.
Knock on the door with a voice saying 'Policía! (Police!)' ...
Armed police officers rush in.
It was not only this mansion that police officers rushed into, but the announcement on September 20 reported that 16 home searches were conducted.
It seems that there was a criminal organization hideout in a place that seems to be a room in the apartment.
The number of people arrested is 106.
In this raid, 118 bank accounts were frozen and 224 credit cards, multiple SIM cards, point-of-sale terminals, etc. were seized.
In addition, criminal organizations are said to have been involved in drug trafficking, and police have also discovered marijuana cultivation equipment.
According to the Spanish National Police, the criminal organization was involved in cybercrime as well as crimes such as buying and selling drugs and firearms, violent blackmail, robbery and murder. 'This operation highlights that traditional criminal organizations are committing more cybercrime,' said Vice, a foreign media outlet.
Europole assisted in this investigation through the Japanese Computerized Adaptive Test (J-CAT), which consists of cyber investigators from multiple countries. The statement states that it has provided support such as exchanging information, coordinating operations and providing analysis for over a year, as well as sending two analysts and forensic experts to Tenerife.
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