14 DAY TRIAL // Helsinki police have arrested a Finnish man believed to be part of an international hacker group. Authorities say the young man has had access to over 60,000 web servers located all over the world.
The suspect has been accused of hacking, payment fraud and telecommunications harassment. The list of the web servers he had under control has been handed over to CERT-FI.
The cybercriminal ring the man is said to be part of has been using the compromised servers for credit card fraud. On the suspect’s computer, police found the details of over 3,000 payment cards belonging to foreigners. The man has admitted using the information to make online purchases.
The criminal group is believed to have stolen the credit card details of Finnish citizens as well. The police is collaborating with payment processor Nets on investigating the impacted Finnish credit cards.
Helsinki police have also been collaborating with the FBI on this case. The investigation is ongoing.