Showing posts with label arrested. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arrested. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
28 people were arrested allegedly engaging in international “sextortion” activities on the Internet
Twenty-eight people were arrested in Olongapo City on Wednesday night for allegedly engaging in international “sextortion” activities on the Internet.
The Philippine National Police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group carried out the raid on a building on Rizal Avenue in Barangay West Tapinac after receiving a tip on the alleged sextortion activities. One of them a woman, PNP-ACG director Senior Supt. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar announced yesterday.
In a report to PNP chief Director General Ricardo C. Marquez, the official said the 28 suspects were found engaged in the business of ‘selling pornographic materials’ or pornographic website links to their clients abroad and later duping them into exposing themselves in front of webcams.
The arrests were the latest to be made by the PNP-ACG regarding ‘sextortion’ syndicates in the country, which has been identified as a current hub of ‘sextortion’ syndicates operating in Southeast Asia. Facebook in 2014 tagged the Philippines as the ‘sextortion’ capital of the world.
Eleazar said ‘sextortion’ syndicates would secretly record the victims after tricking them into exposing their bodies or having cybersex, and later threaten to send the video to their relatives and friends unless they paid, usually from $500 to $2,000.
The official said members of the “sextortion” group would create fake Facebook accounts of fictitious young and attractive women and entice and lure victims with pornographic materials after striking up online chats with them.
The official said the suspects were arrested at the 3rd floor of a building on Rizal Ave., Bgy. West Tapinac, Olongapo City, which was raided by his men on the strength of a search warrant for violation of the Cybercrime Prevention Act 2012 issued by Judge Ramon D. Pamular of the Guimba, Nueva Ecija Regional Trial Court Branch 32.
The suspects will be charged for violation of Section 4(c)1 (Cybersex) Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act before of the Prosecutor’s Office, Department of Justice, Manila.
The Philippine National Police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group carried out the raid on a building on Rizal Avenue in Barangay West Tapinac after receiving a tip on the alleged sextortion activities. One of them a woman, PNP-ACG director Senior Supt. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar announced yesterday.
In a report to PNP chief Director General Ricardo C. Marquez, the official said the 28 suspects were found engaged in the business of ‘selling pornographic materials’ or pornographic website links to their clients abroad and later duping them into exposing themselves in front of webcams.
“The suspects are known for blackmailing their victims, demanding money from them or they will upload their videos showing them naked and engaging in sexual acts via Internet,” said the PNP-ACG director. He added that the suspected leader of the ‘sextortion’ gang, identified as one Jay Morete is still being hunted.
The arrests were the latest to be made by the PNP-ACG regarding ‘sextortion’ syndicates in the country, which has been identified as a current hub of ‘sextortion’ syndicates operating in Southeast Asia. Facebook in 2014 tagged the Philippines as the ‘sextortion’ capital of the world.
Eleazar said ‘sextortion’ syndicates would secretly record the victims after tricking them into exposing their bodies or having cybersex, and later threaten to send the video to their relatives and friends unless they paid, usually from $500 to $2,000.
The official said members of the “sextortion” group would create fake Facebook accounts of fictitious young and attractive women and entice and lure victims with pornographic materials after striking up online chats with them.
“After getting acquainted with the victims... they engage in cybersex, and this will be recorded unknown to the victims. After that, they will threaten to release it to friends and relatives,” Eleazar said, while noting that elderly men and even children have been targeted by syndicates.
The official said the suspects were arrested at the 3rd floor of a building on Rizal Ave., Bgy. West Tapinac, Olongapo City, which was raided by his men on the strength of a search warrant for violation of the Cybercrime Prevention Act 2012 issued by Judge Ramon D. Pamular of the Guimba, Nueva Ecija Regional Trial Court Branch 32.
The suspects will be charged for violation of Section 4(c)1 (Cybersex) Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act before of the Prosecutor’s Office, Department of Justice, Manila.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
A cybercriminal group of 50 get behind 45 M cyberheist arrested in Russia
get behind $45-M cyberheist arrested in Russia
A cybercriminal group of 50 get suspected of stealing more than $45 million from multiple Russian banks, financial institutions, and businesses in 2011 has been apprehended in Russia’s largest ever hacker bust.The group’s arrest prevented the transmission of fake transactions worth over $30 million.
The suspected members of the cybercriminal group using the Lurk Trojan malware were arrested through the combined efforts of the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, Russian law enforcement, and Sberbank, one of Russia’s largest banks.
In a press statement released on Friday, Kaspersky said it detected the gang’s activity in 2011, after the hacker group used malware to access and steal money from their victims’ bank accounts.
“Our company’s experts analyzed the malicious software and identified the hacker’s network of computers and servers. Armed with that knowledge the Russian police could identify suspects and gather evidence of the crimes that had been committed,” said Ruslan Stoyanov, head of computer incidents investigation at Kaspersky Lab.
In order to propagate the Lurk Trojan malware, the get infected a range of websites, including leading media and news sites. Unsuspecting victims simply had to visit such sites to be infected with the malware. Once inside a victim’s device, the malware would download even more malware that enabled it to steal the victim’s money.
The hacker group also targeted various IT and telecommunications companies, using their servers to remain anonymous.
The malware used by the get was unique in that it stored itself in its victim’s random access memory (RAM), making it harder to detect by antivirus software. The hacker group also made use of different VPN services, the anonymous Tor network, and compromised Wi-Fi connections to conceal their malware.
Kaspersky Lab warned companies to pay close attention to their security measures, regularly perform IT infrastructure security checks, and teach employees the basics of responsible cyber-behavior to protect themselves from similar hacker attacks.
They also urged companies to introduce measures to detect attacks.
“The best strategy here is to complement the approach to threat prevention with significant investment in threat detection and response. Even the most sophisticated targeted attacks can be spotted by their abnormal activity when compared to regular business workflow,” Kaspersky Labs said.
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