Thailand is reportedly investigating $27.2 million that was funneled into the country by alleged hackers.
Wang Yunhe and other co-conspirators bought real estate and shares in several companies, Bloomberg News reported Saturday (June 1), describing Wang as “Super Hacker. “
The report cited information from the Thai Central Bureau of Investigation, agency Working with US law enforcement, they seized at least 88 million baht ($2.4 million) worth of assets, including cash, luxury watches and cars. and After searching four locations in Chon Buri province, they obtained the land deed from Mr Wang.
These actions are: FBI The company said last week that it had shut down what it called the world's largest botnet – 19 million infected computers – which was rented out to hackers for cybercrime purposes and whose administrator, Wang, was said to be.
Wang, a Chinese national, was arrested in Singapore on May 24th for allegedly deploying malware and creating and operating a residential proxy service known as “911 S5.”
According to a Bloomberg report, Thailand will seek to obtain a court order to temporarily seize assets belonging to Wang and his associates if US authorities submit a formal request, including bank accounts, cryptocurrency accounts, cars and land. and apartment.
with King His buddies make, Malware distribution The Department of Justice announced last week that millions of home Windows computers around the world could be compromised, including 600,000 unique IP addresses in the United States.
Federal authorities said the botnet infected computers in nearly 200 countries, enabling cybercriminals to commit financial fraud and identity theft. and Child exploitation.
Investigators also say the 911 S5 allowed criminals to steal billions of dollars from financial institutions and credit card issuers. and Federal financial assistance programs. The service is also believed to have been used to submit fraudulent unemployment insurance claims and applications for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program using hijacked IP addresses.
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