Security News > 2020 > March > Activities of a Nigerian Cybercriminal Uncovered
Rise and fall of a Nigerian cybercriminal called 'Dton,' who made hundreds of thousands of dollars in a 7-year campaign, outlined in new report.
Ever wonder who's behind one of those Nigerian cyber-crime email campaigns asking you to enter into a shady business deal and how they're enacted? In a unique profile, researchers pulled back the curtain on such an attack with a report outlining how a Nigerian cybercriminal made hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of seven years by targeting people through numerous malicious campaigns.
Check Point uncovered the double life of a career cyber-criminal known as Dton, who hoodwinked hundreds of thousands of people with a cybercrime campaign using the moniker "Bill Henry," the company said in the report, released Tuesday.
Dton began his Nigerian cybercriminal business-which operated from 2013 to 2020-with simple credit-card fraud.
Cybercriminal activities have similar structures to legitimate businesses, researchers revealed in their report.