In the Kyiv region, police detained a group of hackers who gained remote access to the devices of state bailiffs and private notaries and, for a fee, illegally removed encumbrances imposed on citizens' property.
In the Kyiv region, police detained a group of hackers who gained remote access to the devices of state bailiffs and private notaries and, for a fee, illegally removed encumbrances imposed on citizens' property.
According to the Cyber Police, four suspects, one of whom was a private contractor, set up a scheme to illegally remove encumbrances from citizens' property with the aim of further alienating it. They advertised their "services" in thematic online communities.
Initially, the attackers sent emails to state bailiffs and private notaries, disguising them as messages from courts and other government agencies.
The emails included a file with malicious software, which, once opened, was installed silently on the device and granted the perpetrators remote access to the victim's computer, compromising their electronic digital signature along with their password.
Subsequently, following the measures of conspiracy, the perpetrators operated in deserted places — in particular, in a forest belt in the Kyiv region. There, using special computer equipment and programs for anonymization, they unauthorizedly removed encumbrances from property and re-registered movable and immovable property.
Law enforcement officers have now completed a pre-trial investigation into the scheme's organizer and three perpetrators. They all face up to six years in prison.
