FBI has released details
of an international operation directed at curbing card crimes. The
operation, which is said to be the largest aimed at curbing card crimes,
lead to the arrest of 24 individuals in 13 countries among which, 11
are from US.
Preet Bharara, Manhattan Attorney explained the crime in a press release,
“The allegations unsealed today chronicle a breath-taking spectrum of cyber schemes and scams. As described in the charging documents, individuals sold credit cards by the thousands and took the private information of untold numbers of people. As alleged, the defendants casually offered every stripe of malware and virus to fellow fraudsters, even including software-enabling cyber voyeurs to hijack an unsuspecting consumer’s personal computer camera. To expose and prosecute individuals like the alleged cyber criminals charged today will continue to require exactly the kind of coordinated response and international cooperation that made today’s arrests possible.”
Janice K. Fedaryck, FBI Assistant Director in Charge also commented on the operation as follows,
Carding crimes
include stealing of personal information such as credit card details,
social security numbers, bank account details etc. and using them or
selling them in order to make money.
The operation was a result of
a two year undercover operation lead by the FBI. Of the 13 arrested
outside US, 6 are from United Kingdom, 2 from Bosnia and 1 each from
Bulgaria, Norway and Germany, Italy and Japan.Preet Bharara, Manhattan Attorney explained the crime in a press release,
“The allegations unsealed today chronicle a breath-taking spectrum of cyber schemes and scams. As described in the charging documents, individuals sold credit cards by the thousands and took the private information of untold numbers of people. As alleged, the defendants casually offered every stripe of malware and virus to fellow fraudsters, even including software-enabling cyber voyeurs to hijack an unsuspecting consumer’s personal computer camera. To expose and prosecute individuals like the alleged cyber criminals charged today will continue to require exactly the kind of coordinated response and international cooperation that made today’s arrests possible.”
Janice K. Fedaryck, FBI Assistant Director in Charge also commented on the operation as follows,
“From
New York to Norway and Japan to Australia, Operation Card Shop targeted
sophisticated, highly organized cyber criminals involved in buying and
selling stolen identities, exploited credit cards, counterfeit
documents, and sophisticated hacking tools. Spanning four continents,
the two-year undercover FBI investigation is the latest example of our
commitment to rooting out rampant criminal behavior on the Internet.”
FBI
also conducted more than 30 searches and interviews as a part of the
operation. The case is currently handled by the Complex Fraud’s Unit.
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