The Ukrainian hackers stole $20 million

The Ukrainian authorities announced arrest of four suspects - participants of organized criminal group of hackers which caused damage of about $20 million as a result of use of counterfeit payment cards by them.

Suspects of crime are delayed at the beginning of this month. The data on payment cards in number of about 100 thousand which are stored on the computer, the hi-tech equipment and more than 1 thousand plastic procurements for cards were detected and withdrawn from them.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) notes that activity of this criminal group is stopped as a result of special operation which was conducted jointly by the SSU and FBI. According to the representative of the SSU, this group created an extensive network which part more than 20 people were in Ukraine. Malefactors copied details of these bank cards, using them afterwards for production of false payment cards by means of which received money.

Law enforcement agencies of Ukraine brought criminal case under the article for unauthorized intervention in operation of computers.

Earlier, in June of this year, the SSU stopped criminal activity of the international grouping of the hackers who managed to steal $72 million from bank accounts of foreign citizens.

Events similar to these, in Ukraine not a rarity: in October, 2010 the SSU liquidated the Ukrainian division of the international criminal group which in a year stole more than $40 million from accounts of citizens of the USA and Western Europe. Then law enforcement agencies of the USA, Great Britain and the Netherlands took part in operation on detention.

According to official information in this grouping about 20 residents of Ukraine consisted. Criminals acted by means of implementation of virus "Zews" programs in computers of the victims. Then abducted from the infected machines access codes to accounts, afterwards transferring the stolen money for accounts in the Ukrainian banks. The heavy-duty computer hardware, valuable products, things, money, jewelry was withdrawn from defendants in the case.