Security News > 2023 > October > Spain arrests 34 cybercriminals who stole data of 4 million people
The Spanish National Police have dismantled a cybercriminal organization that carried out a variety of computer scams to steal and monetize the data of over four million people.
Law enforcement in the country conducted 16 targeted searches in Madrid, Malaga, Huelva, Alicante, and Murcia and arrested 34 members of the crime group.
The police raids led to the confiscating of firearms and hand weapons, four high-end cars, 80,000 euros in cash, and computers hosting a database with information on four million people.
The threat group generally didn't have a fixed modus operandi, and their scamming repertoire was wide and varied.
Specifically, the scammers breached the databases of various financial and credit institutions, and apart from stealing customer data, they used their access to credit amounts of money to customer accounts.
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