14 DAY TRIAL // The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added five new individuals to its Cyber Most Wanted list.
The list includes Farhan Arshad and Noor Aziz Uddin, both Pakistani nationals, accused of taking part in an international telecoms hacking scheme. They’re said to have caused damage of over $50 million (€37 million) after hacking business telephone systems between 2008 and 2012.
The criminal ring these suspects are part of is said to have members in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries.
Another man added to the FBI’s Cyber Most Wanted list is Russian national Alexsey Belan. Belan is wanted for hacking into the networks of 3 US companies from which he stole sensitive information.
Andrey Nabilevich Taame, a Syrian national, is wanted for his role in Operation Ghost Click, a cybercriminal scheme that made over half a million victims in the United States alone.
The last on the list is Carlos Perez-Melara, a man accused of distributing a piece of spyware onto the computers of unsuspecting users through a fraudulent website that claimed to be offering a solution for “catching cheating lovers.”
“Throughout its history, the FBI has depended on the public’s help and support to bring criminals to justice. That was true in the gangster era, and it’s just as true in the cyber era. We need the public’s help to catch these individuals who have made it their mission to spy on and steal from our nation and our citizens,” said Executive Assistant Director of our Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch Richard McFeely.
Those who can provide valuable information to the FBI regarding these individuals can be rewarded with up to $100,000 (€75,000).
“The cyber fugitives we seek have caused significant losses to individuals and to our economy. And cyber crime continues to pose a significant threat to our national security,” McFeely added.