More than a thousand Android users in Russia were victims of the creators of malware. Within fifteen years, four citizens of Chita successfully spread a virus on smartphones and tablets the Russians.
In Transbaikalia the law enforcement officers stopped the activities of a criminal gang who used the virus for Android to steal funds from the accounts of Russians. From actions of malefactors has suffered more than a thousand people, and the amount of stolen funds in the tens of millions of rubles.
As reports a press-service of Department of internal Affairs on Transbaikalian edge, for one and a half years four inhabitants of Chita spread malicious software for Android devices. Obtained through malware information transmitted to specially created sites that via online-service customer self-service Bank the theft of funds from the accounts of Russians.
Notice of withdrawal of money was blocked a malicious application. About the embezzlement victims learned through a long time with a personal visit to the Bank.
Concerning suspects criminal case under part 4 of article 159.6 (Fraud in the sphere of computer information), part 3 of article 272 (Illegal access to computer information), part 2 St. 273 (Creation, distribution or use of computer programs) the criminal code of the Russian Federation.
All four suspects currently in custody.