….500,000 Organisations
Three Nigerians have been nabbed by the International Police Organisation (Interpol) for alleged involvement in a cyber scam across 150 countries targeting government and private firms.
Their arrest comes after year-long investigation into their nefarious dealings, that have targeted about 500,000 government agencies and private sector companies around the world.
The group, dubbed TMT by cyber researchers, is said to have engaged in attacks against businesses since 2017, tricking company employees into opening malware-laced emails posing as purchase orders, product inquiries, and even updates related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Interpol on its website, Wednesday, said the arrest was carried out by a joint operation of the Interpol, a cybersecurity company, Group-IB and the Nigeria Police Force, tagged: “Operation Falcon.”
It said: “The suspects are alleged to have developed phishing links, domains, and mass mailing campaigns in which they impersonated representatives of organisations.
“They, then, used these campaigns to disseminate 26 malware programmes, spyware, and remote access tools, including AgentTesla, Loki, Azorult, Spartan, and the nanocore and Remcos Remote Access Trojans.
“These programmes were used to infiltrate and monitor the systems of victim organisations and individuals, before launching scams and syphoning funds.
“According to Group-IB, the prolific gang is believed to have compromised government and private sector companies in more than 150 countries since 2017.”
Business email compromise, also sometimes known as “whaling” or “CEO fraud,” is a considerable and growing threat for organisations around the world.
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