The FBI has added five new hackers to its cyber most
wanted list bringing
those urgently sought for cybercrimes to 10 in total.
The men are wanted in connection with hacking and fraud
crimes both within the US as well as internationally, involving hundreds of
thousands of victims and tens of millions of dollars in losses.
“The cyber fugitives we seek have caused significant
losses to individuals and to our economy,” said Richard McFeely, the FBI’s
executive assistant director of criminal, cyber, response and services.
“Cyber crime continues to pose a significant threat to our
national security,” he added.
Infamous five
The five new members of the FBI’s 10-strong cyber
most wanted list include
two Pakistani nationals, Farnhan Arshad and Noor Aziz Uddin, who are sought for
their alleged involvement in a $50m international telecommunications hacking
scheme that ran between 2008 and 2012.
Carlos Perez-Melara, of El Salvador, is
wanted in connection with a variety of cybercrimes, the most high-profile being
a website that offered to “catch a cheating lover”, but instead installed
malware that allowed scammers to steal personal information leading to identity theft.
Syrian national Andrey Nabilevich Taame allegedly played a
role in “Operation Ghost Click” a malware scheme
that ran between 2007 and 2011 and infected more than four million computers in
over 100 countries.
Alexsey Belan, a Russian national, is wanted for alleged
hacking of three US-based companies between 2012 and 2013.
“Because cybercrime knows no boundaries, cybercriminals
think they can hide overseas. But we are using our international partnerships
and the publicity generated by our Cyber’s Most Wanted to ferret them out,”
McFeedly said.
The cyber era is just like the gangster era before it
Rewards of up to $100,000 for information leading to the
arrest of those recently added to the FBI’s cyber most wanted list have also
been made available.
“Throughout its history, the FBI has depended on the
public’s help and support to bring criminals to justice. That was true in the
gangster era, and it’s just as true in the cyber era. We need the public’s help
to catch these individuals who have made it their mission to spy on and steal
from our nation and our citizens,” said McFeely.
Source; TheGuardian
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