Global USD 100 mn cybercrime gang busted

US and European police said Thursday they have smashed a huge international cybercrime network that used Russian malware to steal USD 100 million (89 million euros) from tens of thousands of victims worldwide.

Prosecutions have been launched in Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and the United States over the scam, while five Russians charged in the US remain on the run, the EU police agency Europol said.

The “organised crime network behind USD 100 million in malware attacks” targeted “more than 41,000 victims, primarily businesses and their financial institutions,” Europol said.

Police in Germany and Bulgaria were also involved.

The cyber gang used GozNym malware to infect victims’ computers, steal their online banking login details and then siphon money from their accounts.