This was reported by the State Security Service.

They called citizens on behalf of various banks and informed them that someone was trying to apply for a loan in their name. Thus, the attackers obtained personal data of citizens, embezzled money from their bank cards and issued online loans.

In addition, other individuals associated with the group participated in the installation of illegal GSM gateways. Among them was an employee of the cybersecurity department of one of the major banks.

According to preliminary data, a total of $8 million criminally obtained was converted into crypto assets through a fictitious LLC, transferred abroad and legalized.

A criminal case has been opened on this fact. During the preliminary investigation, the involvement of 10 people in the group was established.