An international organised cybercrime network, composed mostly of Romanian citizens, was successfully taken down in Romania and France.
With the support of the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, the network was suspected of sophisticated electronic payment crimes including intrusions into international non-cash payment systems through malware attacks, card data compromising and money laundering and drug trafficking.
Members of the network were using Remote Access Tools with key logger functionality to take over and gain access to computers used by money transfer services all over Europe. More than 115 individuals were interrogated and 65 detained in coordinated raids by Romanian and French law enforcement and judicial authorities, supported on the spot by the European Cybercrime Centre.
