Security News > 2024 > February > Hacker arrested for selling bank accounts of US, Canadian users
Ukraine's cyber police arrested a 31-year-old for running a cybercrime operation that gained access to bank accounts of American and Canadian users and sold it on the dark web.
"To distribute his virus, the hacker created and administered several websites, offering users to download various software for free," reads the police's announcement.
The payloads infected the victims' devices and siphoned sensitive data to the hacker, who used it to hack into the victim's Google accounts and online banking.
The hacker then sold access to the breached accounts to other cybercriminals over the dark web, arranging payments in Bitcoins after contacting them over the phone using a Russian number.
The press release from the police also mentions that the hacker has been active since 2017 and pivoted to phishing in 2021.
To reduce the risk of malware infections while searching for specific software tools, users should exercise caution with promoted results in Google Search and verify that the loaded site is the official one from the vendor.
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