Two men caused damage of more than 70,000 euros using malware. A third suspect is already in custody.

This is what the Berlin-Neukölln police :

After extensive investigations by the Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office and the LKA Berlin, two search warrants were executed today from 6 a.m. with the support of the South East Hesse Police Headquarters on Silbersteinstrasse in Neukölln and on Herzogstrasse in Offenbach due to gang and commercial computer fraud. A 50-year-old man was arrested in Berlin and a 38-year-old man in Offenbach with existing arrest warrants.

The suspects are accused, among other things, of using malware, so-called Trojans, to gain access to the computers of unsuspecting users in order to obtain data from online banking. This resulted in fraudulent transfers being made and caused damage of more than 70,000 euros.

prison as a convicted criminal since April 2018 . He has to serve a prison sentence of one year and four months for computer fraud and forgery. He committed the crimes in 2015, and in the case here he is now strongly suspected of having continued with the other two suspects until October 2017. It caused damage amounting to 156,000 euros. An arrest warrant was requested for him.

Extensive evidence was uncovered during the searches. The investigations by the computer fraud commissioner are ongoing.


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