The following is an automated machine (Google) translation of a press release from the Ukrainian cyberpolice:
The cyber police of Dnipropetrovsk region together with the investigators of the Investigative Department of the GUNP in the region, under the procedural guidance of the Dnipropetrovsk regional prosecutor’s office, exposed and stopped the illegal activities of a 25-year-old self-taught hacker from the city of Kamianske.
Since the beginning of 2024, with the help of introducing malicious software code (so-called SQL injection), a man hacked the servers of various web resources, in particular dating sites, and received lists of users’ e-mails, for which he later selected passwords using special software. The slang name for this hacking method is brute force. In this way, the person involved obtained authorization data from electronic mailboxes of more than 10,000 users from different countries.
The hacker bought specialized software for interfering with the work of electronic networks and automatically selecting passwords on the Internet.
In the future, the attacker logged into compromised user accounts that were not protected by two-factor authentication. In this way, the hacker obtained the information necessary to access the victims’ crypto wallets and appropriated their virtual assets. From “used” accounts, the attacker formed databases for sale on the darknet.
The cyber police established about 10 accounts of the person involved in various hacker forums, some of which are administered from the Russian Federation.
Earlier this year, the law enforcement officers, with the support of the special unit TOR, conducted searches at the suspect’s residence and the car he was using. Computer equipment and mobile phones were seized.
Investigators informed the man of suspicion under Part 5 of Art. 361 (Unauthorized interference in the work of information (automated), electronic communication, information and communication systems, electronic communication networks), Part 1 of Art. 361-2 (Unauthorized sale or distribution of restricted access information stored in computers) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He faces up to 15 years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period of up to three years.
The court chose a preventive measure for the suspect in the form of detention with the right to post bail.
The possibility of cooperation of the figure with enemy agents is checked. Investigations are ongoing to establish the full range of victims and the amount of damage caused. Additional qualifications are possible.
Source: Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine