Four men and one woman have been arrested in connection with a “high-level” cyber crime gang that targeted UK businesses with malware.<\/p>\n
The Metropolitan Police detained them during raids at three addresses in Birmingham and one in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The suspects are aged between 29 and 53.<\/p>\n
They were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud businesses and organisations, and money laundering.<\/p>\n
The Met worked with the National Crime Agency and European Cybercrime Centre on the case.<\/p>\n
It said: “The operation targeted high-level cyber criminals and their criminal network involved in the deployment of malware and associated fraudulent methods targeting businesses and organisations across the UK.”<\/p>\n
Forensic analysis will now take place on devices seized during the raids.<\/p>\n
Det Ch Insp Louise Shea said: “This investigation has identified complex and sophisticated methods employed by an organised criminal network to target the cyber security of businesses across the UK.”<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"