UK: Police e-Crime Unit Teams With Banks For First Arrest

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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Via Computerworld UK.

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Nine suspects in a banking Trojan case have been arrested by specialist
cybercops from the UK's newly formed £7.4 million Police Central E-crime
Unit (PCeU).

The PCeU teamed with a special taskforce set up with a number of banks to
make its first arrest.

The sting took place yesterday in south east London, using 50 police
officers who targeted a range of addresses.

The five men and four women arrested are suspected of computer misuse,
money laundering and conspiracy to defraud. They used a Trojan virus to
access bank accounts, and sent out the virus from servers in different
European locations, it is alleged. All were under 30 years old, and the
youngest suspect was 18.

Two of the group have been charged this morning. Azim Rahmanov, 23, and
Azamat Rhamanov, 25, both nationals of Uzbekistan living in the same
address in Deptford, have been charged with conspiracy to defraud,
possession of articles for use in fraud, and money laundering.

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More:
http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news
/index.cfm?NewsId=14254

- - ferg

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