Security News > 2022 > January > Alleged carder gang mastermind and three acolytes under arrest in Russia
Russian news agency Tass reported over the weekend that the "Purported founder" of a notorious cybercrime group known as Infraud Organisation has been arrested.
As a side-effect of the American indictment, 13 people were arrested in seven different countries: Australia, France, Italy, Kosovo, Serbia, the UK and the US. The DOJ claimed to have evidence at the time that Infraud Org, operating under the unrepentant motto In Fraud We Trust, was responsible for more than $500 million in actual losses, and more than $2 billion in what law enforcement referred to as "Intended losses".
One of those indicted back in 2018 was a certain Andrey Sergeevich Novak, also known as Unicc, also known as Faaxxx, also known as Faxtrod.
Novak, claims this weekend's Tass report, which quotes an "Informed source", is one of four suspects now under arrest in Russia.
He was allegedly arrested two months ago - the report implies that he's still in custody - along with three other members of the group whom Tass describe as "Detained under house arrest".
"The investigation continues," states Tass, "To establish the other members of the international hacking group."