Cops in Ukraine Carry Out Raids, Arrest Suspect Connected to One of 'World's Largest Phishing Services'

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Working with the FBI and authorities in Australia, police in Ukraine arrested one person and carried out raids last week in connection with the author of a U-Admin, a software package used to administer what’s being called “one of the world’s largest phishing services.”

The main arrested is from the Ternopil region and purportedly developed a phishing package and special administrative panel for the product responsible for 50% of phishing attacks in Australia. (Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security)

Related: ZDNet, The Hacker News

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