Arrest of Roblox account hijackers near Lviv, hacking of a Chinese task scheduler for mining purposes, and other cybersecurity events - ForkLog: cryptocurrencies, AI, singularity, the future

# Arrest of Roblox account hijackers near Lviv, hacking of a Chinese task scheduler for mining purposes, and other cybersecurity events

We have compiled the most important cybersecurity news of the week.

• Law enforcement conducted operations against scam centers in Europe, the UAE, and Thailand.
• Experts discovered a phishing toolkit with AI features.
• Hackers from Drohobych sold Roblox player credentials for nearly 10 million hryvnias.
• A critical flaw in ransomware software leads to irreversible data loss.

Law enforcement conducted operations against scam centers in Europe, the UAE, and Thailand

During a joint operation, law enforcement from the USA, China, the UAE, and Thailand shut down the activities of nine cryptocurrency scam centers and arrested 276 suspects. The U.S. Department of Justice published a report on this.

Detained individuals in the UAE and Thailand used “pig slaughter” schemes. After the victim agreed, they lost access to the “invested” cryptocurrency. The criminals also persuaded victims to borrow money from relatives and take out loans.

Myanmar citizen Tet Min Nyi has been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. According to investigators, he was a manager and recruiter in one of the criminal groups known as Ko Thet Company. Members of Sanduo Group and Giant Company are also awaiting trial.

In Europe, last week, a scam network that allegedly caused over €50 million in damages worldwide was dismantled.

A joint operation by Europol and Eurojust, initiated in June 2023, led to the arrest of 10 suspects, as well as searches in three call centers and nine private residences in Austria and Albania.

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