Ukrainian cyber police detained a hacker who cracked a crypto account

A resident of Zaporozhye cleaned the accounts of crypto-exchange users with the help of dangerous software.

The cyber police of the Zaporozhye region succeededarrest a 25-year-old intruder and conduct a search in the suspect’s apartment. During the search, computer equipment and a mobile phone infected with malicious software were discovered and seized. 

The young attacker acquired virus software onclosed hacker forum, and modified it. The updated virus made it possible to access the accounts of the owner of the infected computer. Downloaded to the victim’s computer, the virus opened its creator access to the owner’s exchange accounts, allowing them to freely withdraw crypto assets to their wallet. On the hacker's computer, law enforcement officers discovered confidential user information, passwords and account keys.

Cyber ​​burglar faces up to three years in prisonfreedom, according to the indictment under Part 1 of Art. 361 (Unauthorized interference with the operation of computers, automated systems, computer networks or telecommunication networks).

Law enforcement agencies of Ukraine are increasinglyface cybercrimes. Only last year, the Ukrainian cyber police managed to expose an international hacker group organized by a Ukrainian, detain an Odessa student distributing malware for gray mining. Discover the hidden MinerGate miner installed on the server equipment of the judicial administration.