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Employees of the Cybercrime Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Novosibirsk Region, as a result of a set of operational-search measures, identified and suppressed the illegal activities of a previously unconvicted 18-year-old native of the Republic of Tuva, living in Novosibirsk. He is suspected of committing a series of crimes related to the theft of money from other people's bank accounts, and fraudulent actions to issue loans to citizens.
As the police found out, in the period from August 2023 to October 2024, the young man purchased SIM cards in the salons of various mobile operators, and then, with the help of a hacker program, calculated which of these subscriber numbers their former owners used in Internet banking and did not untie them from remote service.
Further, the young man illegally gained access to the online accounts of citizens through authorization in banking applications via SMS messages, where, using other people's current accounts, he stole the money available on them, which he transferred to his cryptocurrency wallet.
At the same time, using the purchased SIM cards, the attacker, on behalf of their previous owners, issued loans on the websites of microfinance organizations, for the receipt of which he indicated controlled accounts. He disposed of the stolen money at his own discretion.
At present, the involvement of the young man in six episodes of illegal activities has been established, and the total amount of damage caused to the victims exceeded 100 thousand rubles.
The suspect was detained by police officers with the power support of the Rosgvardia fighters at his place of residence in a rented apartment. There, during the search, 254 SIM cards of various telecom operators, many bank cards and a laptop, which the native of Tuva used to commit crimes, were found and seized.
Novosibirsk police investigators initiated criminal cases against the suspect under Part 2 of Article 272, Part 3 of Article 158 and Part 2 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The possible involvement of the defendant in the commission of other similar illegal acts is being established.
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As the police found out, in the period from August 2023 to October 2024, the young man purchased SIM cards in the salons of various mobile operators, and then, with the help of a hacker program, calculated which of these subscriber numbers their former owners used in Internet banking and did not untie them from remote service.
Further, the young man illegally gained access to the online accounts of citizens through authorization in banking applications via SMS messages, where, using other people's current accounts, he stole the money available on them, which he transferred to his cryptocurrency wallet.
At the same time, using the purchased SIM cards, the attacker, on behalf of their previous owners, issued loans on the websites of microfinance organizations, for the receipt of which he indicated controlled accounts. He disposed of the stolen money at his own discretion.
At present, the involvement of the young man in six episodes of illegal activities has been established, and the total amount of damage caused to the victims exceeded 100 thousand rubles.
The suspect was detained by police officers with the power support of the Rosgvardia fighters at his place of residence in a rented apartment. There, during the search, 254 SIM cards of various telecom operators, many bank cards and a laptop, which the native of Tuva used to commit crimes, were found and seized.
Novosibirsk police investigators initiated criminal cases against the suspect under Part 2 of Article 272, Part 3 of Article 158 and Part 2 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The possible involvement of the defendant in the commission of other similar illegal acts is being established.
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