Hackers infected the servers of a Kharkiv company and withdrew 1.5 million UAH
A Kharkiv trading company reported to the police that money had disappeared from its accounts.
A Kharkiv trading company reported to the police that money had disappeared from its accounts.
As cyber police found out , unknown individuals infected the company's servers with malicious software and then withdrew funds from the accounts.
The police identified a number of drop accounts and blocked the stolen UAH 1.5 million.
Currently, criminal proceedings have been initiated on the fact of theft committed on an especially large scale (Part 5 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The perpetrators face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property. Additional legal qualifications are also possible.
The cyber police emphasized that the blocking of funds was possible thanks to the company's timely response.
"If you have become a victim of such malicious actions, immediately contact the cyber police via the official cybercrime reporting form ," the police added.
As a reminder, in the summer, a hacker group was exposed in Ukraine that infected the computers of Ukrainian enterprises . UAH 4 million was stolen from their accounts.
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