сотрудники of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained three suspects who created and distributed the malicious program «Mamont», used to steal funds from bank cards. According to the department, the attackers are involved in more than 300 cases of cyber fraud.
The program was distributed through Telegram channels, disguised as legitimate applications and video files. After infecting devices, the virus intercepted SMS messages from banks and allowed money to be transferred to controlled numbers and electronic wallets.
The detention operation was carried out by employees of the «K» department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs together with colleagues from the Saratov, Tula and Ulyanovsk regions. Criminal cases have been initiated under articles 159.6 («Fraud in the field of computer information») and 272 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation («Illegal access to computer information»).
Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the virus uses apk files, often accompanied by questions like «Is that you in the video?» or containing the word «video» in the name.
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