7 arrested for $45 million world-wide cyber fraud
Published:Friday | May 10, 2013 | 8:28 AM
A gang of cybercriminals have stolen $45 million by hacking into a database of prepaid debit cards and draining cash machines around the world.
Seven people have been charged in New York over the heist, which allegedly stretched across 26 countries.
US prosecutors say an eighth suspect is thought to have been murdered in April.
Court documents say the cybercriminals used fake cards to target banks in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Prosecutors say law enforcement agencies in Japan, Canada, the UK, Romania and 12 other countries were involved in the investigation.
They say arrests have been made in other countries although details were not released.
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