DOJ indicts 36 high-profile scammers in international cybercrime bust ( In Fraud We Trust.

DOJ indicts 36 high-profile scammers in international cybercrime bust

It was one of the largest cybercrime organizations in American history, totaling more than $530 million in damage to banks, businesses and customers. Now it’s been busted.

The Justice Department indicted 36 people for their alleged participation in an international cybercrime organization that peddled stolen identities.

In Fraud We Trust.

The group, based in Ukraine, was run as a discussion forum known as “Infraud” which facilitated the sale of names, birthdays, Social Security numbers, and passwords that were stolen from around the world, Reuters reported.

The group was started in 2010 by Ukranian Svyatoslav Bondarenko and operated under the slogan “In Fraud We Trust,” Reuters reported, citing the indictment.

The indictment says that Bondarenko referred to the forum as a “comfortable and safe” place to “bring together professional people for who carding and hacking become a lifestyle.”

Bondarenko vetted potential advertisers, created a hierarchy of criminals within the group, and banned the sale of any identities of Russian victims.

“Following the return of a nine-count superseding indictment by a Las Vegas, Nevada, grand jury alleging racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, federal, state, local, and international law enforcement authorities arrested 13 defendants from the United States and six countries: Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Kosovo and Serbia,” the indictment read.

“Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada, and Acting Executive Associate Director Derek N. Benner of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) made the announcement,” it said.

Largest Cyberfraud Enterprise In History.
“Today’s indictment and arrests mark one of the largest cyberfraud enterprise prosecutions ever undertaken by the Department of Justice,” Acting Assistant Attorney General Cronan said in a DOJ press release.

She continued:

As alleged in the indictment, Infraud operated like a business to facilitate cyberfraud on a global scale. Its members allegedly caused more than $530 million in actual losses to consumers, businesses, and financial institutions alike—and it is alleged that the losses they intended to cause amounted to more than $2.2 billion. The Department of Justice refuses to allow these cybercriminals to use the perceived anonymity of the Internet as a shield for their crimes. We are committed to working closely with our international counterparts to identify, investigate, and bring to justice the perpetrators of these crimes, wherever in the world they operate.

“The U.S. Attorney’s Office is steadfastly committed to protecting America’s national and economic security,” U.S. Attorney Elieson said in the statement. “Criminals cannot hide behind their computer screens. We are working vigilantly with American and international law enforcement partners to identify and disrupt transnational cybercrime organizations, such as the Infraud Organization.”

“Criminal cyber organizations like Infraud threaten not just U.S. citizens but people in every corner of the globe,” HSI Acting Executive Associate Director Benner added. “The actions of computer hackers and identity thieves not only harm countless innocent Americans, but the threat they pose to our financial system and global commerce cannot be overstated. The criminals involved in such schemes may think they can escape detection by hiding behind their computer screens here and overseas, but as this case shows, cyberspace is not a refuge from justice. HSI will continue working with our law enforcement partners in this country and around the world to aggressively target cyber thieves to ensure the perpetrators face the full weight of the law.”

The group had more than 10,000 members worldwide – which means these indictments could be only the beginning.

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