Security News > 2022 > September > Ukraine dismantles hacker gang that stole 30 million accounts
The cyber department of Ukraine's Security Service has taken down a group of hackers that stole accounts of about 30 million individuals and sold them on the dark web.
The SSU says that the threat actor offered data packs, which were purchased in bulk by pro-Kremlin propagandists, who then used the accounts to spread fake news on social media, instill panic, and cause destabilization in Ukraine and other countries.
"According to preliminary data, the hackers sold approximately 30 million accounts and received a"profit" of almost UAH 14 million," the SSU informs.
In March, the SSU dismantled five disinformation bot farms across the country, which used 100,000 fake social media accounts.
In August, a massive bot farm counting one million bots, was discovered and taken down by Ukraine's police.
In September, the SSU found two more bot farms spreading fake news on social media through 7,000 accounts.