An arrested Dutch hacker claims to have stolen the data of almost
all
Austrian citizens in a 2022 breach.
Law authorities believe he held information about tens of millions of people worldwide.
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Law authorities in the Netherlands and the U.K. believe that the 25-year-old hacker stole information about millions of people in the Netherlands, Thailand, Colombia, China, and the
United Kingdom.
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He is being trialed on four offenses:
- possession or making non-public data available,
- possession of phishing software and hacker tools,
- computer trespass,
- and regular money laundering.
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The hacker was tracked by the Austrian Federal Crime Investigation Service, which contacted Dutch law authorities to inform them of the illegal activities the Dutch citizen was
conducting.
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After his arrest and the seizure of proof, law authorities claimed that the hacker was using phishing tools and other software that enabled him to breach millions of victims to sell
that information on cybercrime internet forums.
- Law authorities found proof that ties the hacker to money laundering activity, specifically laundering $489,000 worth of cryptocurrency.
