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Among the people involved in its activities are said to be a range of technical experts and people specialising in phishing and social engineering.Īuthorities say victims of the fraud were mainly Italian too, but also Spanish, British, German and Irish.Īs well as online fraud, police say that the group engaged in kidnapping, extortion, robbery and the growth and sale of cannabis. Police say that the group was organised in a “pyramid structure” and used the purchase of cryptocurrencies as one of its methods of money laundering. Most of the arrests took place in Spain, in particular of Italian nationals living in the Canary Islands.Īuthorities say that the organisation “defrauded hundreds of victims through phishing attacks and other types of online fraud” and laundered the proceeds “through a wide network of money mules and shell companies”.Įuropol, which facilities co-operation between law enforcement in EU member countries, says that profits from the group’s fraud and other activities are estimated at about €10m annually.Īs part of the operation, 18 houses were searched, 118 bank accounts were frozen, and items such as hundreds of credit cards, SIM cards and electronic equipment were seized. The operation was led by the Spanish National Police and also involved the Italian National Police, Europol and Eurojust.
Police in Spain and Italy have arrested 106 people they say are part of “an organised crime group linked to the Italian mafia” which coordinated large-scale cybercrime operations. Authorities say they have dismantled a cybercrime group involved in phishing and money laundering, and connected to the Italian mafia.