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The list of fraud victims includes oil and gas companies in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
Interpol arrested three Nigerians in Lagos as part of an international operation codenamed Killer Bee. The men are suspected of using Agent Tesla RAT to reroute financial transactions and steal confidential corporate data. Police found the suspects to have forged documents, including invoices and official letters.
Agent Tesla, first discovered in late 2014, is a hugely popular Remote Access Trojan (RAT) used by attackers to steal credentials, keylogging, collect clipboard data, and other information from victims. Cybercriminals and spy hackers use Agent Tesla because of its stability, flexibility and functionality.
Operation Killer Bee involved the headquarters of the Interpol General Secretariat, the National Central Bureau and law enforcement agencies from 11 countries in Southeast Asia.
One of the scammers, Hendrix Omorume, has been charged and convicted on three counts of serious financial fraud and faces a year in prison. Two other Nigerians are on trial.
"With a global police network and constant monitoring of cyberspace, INTERPOL has the necessary intelligence to alert Nigeria to a serious security threat where millions could be lost without prompt police action," Craig Jones, Interpol's director of cybercrime, said in a statement. "As intelligence becomes available and investigations are carried out, more arrests of perpetrators around the world are expected."
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Interpol arrested three Nigerians in Lagos as part of an international operation codenamed Killer Bee. The men are suspected of using Agent Tesla RAT to reroute financial transactions and steal confidential corporate data. Police found the suspects to have forged documents, including invoices and official letters.
Agent Tesla, first discovered in late 2014, is a hugely popular Remote Access Trojan (RAT) used by attackers to steal credentials, keylogging, collect clipboard data, and other information from victims. Cybercriminals and spy hackers use Agent Tesla because of its stability, flexibility and functionality.
Operation Killer Bee involved the headquarters of the Interpol General Secretariat, the National Central Bureau and law enforcement agencies from 11 countries in Southeast Asia.
One of the scammers, Hendrix Omorume, has been charged and convicted on three counts of serious financial fraud and faces a year in prison. Two other Nigerians are on trial.
"With a global police network and constant monitoring of cyberspace, INTERPOL has the necessary intelligence to alert Nigeria to a serious security threat where millions could be lost without prompt police action," Craig Jones, Interpol's director of cybercrime, said in a statement. "As intelligence becomes available and investigations are carried out, more arrests of perpetrators around the world are expected."
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