The damage exceeded 2.5 million rubles. In Minsk sentenced a group of cyber criminals

The court of the Frunze district of Minsk ruled the sentence against five previously convicted members of the organized group. They were found guilty of fraud and theft of funds by modifying computer information, the total damage exceeded 2.5 million rubles. This sb.by reported in the Minsk city court.

The volume of the criminal case materials amounted to more than 400 volumes. More than 1,700 witnesses and victims were questioned. The court granted about 1.5 thousand civil claims for compensation for property and moral damage.

The criminal scheme was arranged in such a way that the defendants were looking for “drops” – citizens who for material remuneration would distribute the details of bank cards and accounts with their subsequent transfer to one of the accused. Received details were sent to the "Bulger" - a person abroad, who transferred the stolen funds to bank cards and accounts. After receiving money for bank cards of “drops”, the defendants cashed them through ATMs, changed them to digital signs (tokens).

As part of the crime under Article 209 of the Criminal Code, members of an organized group posted ads for renting apartments on various Internet sites. They persuaded customers to make an advance payment for the reservation, after which they stopped contacting. As part of the crime under Article 212 of the Criminal Code, the group members, posing as employees of Belarusian banks or other competent specialists, under fictitious pretexts, including under the pretext of preventing the theft of funds, called the victims in order to obtain confidential and personalized information to gain access to their accounts. There have been cases of victims installing remote access applications on their electronic devices or gadgets; clicking on phishing links to “receive money”, “confirm delivery” or “address clarification”.

The court found the accused guilty of incriminated crimes committed by an organized group on a large and especially large scale. The accused were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 8 years 6 months to 10 years with a fine of 8.5 thousand rubles to 22 thousand rubles.

The sentence has not entered into legal force and can be appealed and challenged in the manner prescribed by law. Typical features of cybercriminals and their victims were named in the Internal Affairs Department of the Gomel region