The U.S. Secret Service and the Spanish police have arrested a phishing hacker group that stole $5M.
The hacker group was based in Madrid.
- The hacker group used phishing, social engineering, and smishing to steal personal information from its targets.
- Law authorities stated that the group had hundreds of different bank accounts that were used to transfer its illegally acquired funds.
- U.S. authorities arrested one individual in Miami, while eight other individuals were arrested in Spain.
- Authorities have seized watches, 44 mobile phones, four laptops, three desktop computers, three tablets and monitors, luxury clothing, documents, bank cards, a compressed air gun, eight false passports, and jewelry.
