Hackers detained in Rostov and Ryazan are suspected of stealing bank card data

[Lord777]

In Rostov-on-Don and Ryazan detained six hackers suspected of stealing bank card data from foreigners. Their victims were probably residents of the United States, Canada, Germany and France, who paid for purchases in online stores.

According to "AIF Rostov", six men met in an online game. Next, they developed a data theft scheme. The six planned to sell the information obtained in this way. However, the buyer turned out to be a law enforcement officer, who was offered the data for $ 500.

The publication "Notepad" notes that hackers illegally obtained data stored on servers in St. Petersburg and abroad. The data was planned to be implemented on the darknet. However, the resident of Ryazan decided not to wait for the other accomplices and tried to sell his part of the data on his own. He is the only one of the six who has already been given a preventive measure-house arrest.

 

[Lord777]

Law enforcement officers stopped the activities of a criminal group of carders who stole bank card data from foreign citizens. It is reported by Notepad Rostov with reference to the Don Mash Telegram channel.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, five young people from Rostov-on-Don and Dmitry Petrovnin from Ryazan were suspected of committing cybercrimes. According to investigators, the guys met in an online game. The company became friends and took up a common cause - they began to steal the data of various bank cards. American, German, Canadian and French cards were in the greatest demand. The Russians stored the data obtained by criminal means on servers in St. Petersburg and abroad.

Later, the hackers planned to put the obtained data up for sale on the darknet, but an accomplice from Ryazan decided not to wait for his comrades and sold part of the database for $500 (approximately 42.1 thousand rubles). The buyer turned out to be a police officer, as a result, the cybercriminal was detained and placed under house arrest.

Later, his accomplices from Rostov joined the detainee - they, according to the channel, were detained by Moscow investigators. At the same time, it is noted that young people themselves were not sure about the possibility of using the collected data. The suspects are charged with article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Illegal turnover of means of payment committed by an organized group”).

At the same time, it is known that one of the arrested Rostov hackers sent money to Donbas aid funds on a regular basis. “Until recently (before his arrest), he provided assistance to the SVO,” said the young man’s mother, bringing letters of thanks to the court. He donated his money to charity more than once. And sometimes they chipped in and sent the amount together. When I found out that they were detained for hacking foreign websites and stealing bank card data, I asked the funds to confirm the transfers (which they did).

It is noted that on June 19, the court appointed a preventive measure in the form of arrest in the Novocherkassk pre-trial detention center to five Rostovites. In turn, Dmitry Petrovnin from Ryazan remains under house arrest.

 

[Father]

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation has approved the indictment in the criminal case against Denis Priymachenko, Alexander Aseev, Alexander Basov, Dmitry Kolpakov, Vladislav Patyuk and Anton Tolmachev.

They are accused of committing crimes under Part 2 of Article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal turnover of payment funds) and Part 3 of Article 273 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (creation, use and distribution of malicious computer programs).

According to investigators, since the end of 2017, these individuals used computer programs to bypass the security features of foreign online stores websites and gain access to their databases. Then, using malicious special code, they copied the necessary bank card details and placed them on their remote servers.

As a result, members of the hacker group illegally seized information about almost 160 thousand payment cards of foreign citizens, after which they sold them through shadow Internet sites.

The criminal case was sent to the Sovetsky District Court of Ryazan.

• Source: https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/web/gprf/mass-media/news?item=94137024

 

[Father]

An investigator of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has completed a preliminary investigation of the criminal case against six members of an organized group. They are accused of illegal circulation of payment funds and the use of malicious computer programs.

According to investigators, in the period from October 2017 to June 2023, attackers living in the Ryazan and Rostov regions hacked the websites of online stores. Having gained access to the databases, they used a special computer code to copy the information that the buyer entered when placing the order.

Thus, the accomplices had full information about the client's bank card, as well as his personal data, at their disposal. Together, all this is an electronic means of payment, which makes it possible to make purchases with remote payment without actually presenting a plastic carrier.

Participants of the organized group checked the possibility of making purchases using stolen banking details, after which their leader sold the means of payment in the shadow segment of the Internet. As a result, information about more than 159 thousand bank cards was stolen, said Irina Volk, an official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry.

Illegal activities were stopped in June 2023 with the operational support of employees of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Ryazan region and the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Rostov region. Employees of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia conducted more than 60 inspections of the seized items and documents. Confidential information about 159,210 payment cards, which constitute a bank secret, was found on the devices belonging to the accused. 20 forensic computer examinations were conducted.

The criminal case on crimes under Articles 187 and 273 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, with the indictment approved by the First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, was transferred to the Sovetsky District Court of Ryazan for consideration on the merits.

The criminal case against the leader of an organized group in connection with the conclusion of a pre - trial cooperation agreement with him has been separated into separate proceedings and also sent to the above-mentioned court," Iryna Volk said.