Scotland Yard Nabs Teen Cyber Criminals
British police have arrested two teenagers for alleged involvement in a large English-language cyber crime forum. Both were detained by appointment in London by the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) based at Scotland Yard.
Following an eight-month investigation, police discovered the forum contained around 8,000 members who traded malware, stolen account information and cyber crime tips. Tools available for purchase included the Zeus Trojan.
Police have recovered approximately 65,000 credit card numbers from the forum during the investigation so far. The two teens, 17 and 18 years-of-age, are suspected of encouraging or assisting crime, unauthorized access under the Computer Misuse Act and conspiracy to commit fraud.
“Today’s arrests are an example of our increasing effort to combat online criminality and reduce national harm to the UK economy and public,” said PCeU’s Detective Chief Inspector Terry Wilson.
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