Security News > 2021 > December > Ukraine arrests 51 for selling data of 300 million people in US, EU
Ukrainian law enforcement arrested 51 suspects believed to have been selling stolen personal data on hacking forums belonging to hundreds of millions worldwide, including Ukraine, the US, and Europe.
"As a result of the operation, about 100 databases of personal data relevant for 2020-2021 were seized," the Cyberpolice Department of the National Police of Ukraine said.
"The seized databases contained information on more than 300 million citizens of Ukraine, Europe and the United States".
Ukraine has cracked down on cybercrime activity within in borders throughout the year, with recent arrests of threat actors behind DDoS attacks, ransomware gang members, and money launderers.
Last month, Ukraine's Security Service of Ukraine also arrested five suspects in Kyiv and Kharkiv, believed to be members of the international 'Phoenix' hacking group specializing in remote hacking of mobile devices.
In September, the Security Service of Ukraine also took down a network of six call centers in Lviv, used by a scam ring to defraud cryptocurrency investors worldwide.