US, Romania Bust Online Fraud Ring

A collaboration between U.S. and Romanian law enforcement agencies has disrupted an ongoing Internet fraud scheme conducted by several networks of organized cyber criminals, including more than a hundred recent arrests and searches in Romania, the FBI announced.

According to U.S. court documents, conspirators in Romania would post items for sale such as cars, motorcycles and boats on websites and online auctions. Interested buyers were instructed to wire…

Online Action Scammer Gets 48 Months in Jail

A Romanian scammer was sentenced yesterday to four years in prison for his role as a money mule in an international fraud scheme that targeted online bidders, the FBI’s Chicago division announced.

According to court documents, Adrian Ghighina, 33, of Bucharest, Romania, moved and hid the illicit proceeds of an global scam in which co-conspirators created fraudulent online auctions on websites such as eBay, Craigslist and…

7-Member Eastern European Cyber Crime Ring Busted

Seven members of an organized crime group based in Romania have been charged with offenses arising from a scam that targeted Internet shoppers, according to the Justice Department.

According to the indictments in this case, Sergiu Petrov, aka “Serogia,” 27, and Oleg Virlan, 32, both of Moldova, and Marian Cristea, 22, of Romania, are accused of conspiring to engage in a wire fraud…

Romanian Conman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Online Bidders

A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud and conspiracy for his role in moving and hiding the illegal proceeds of an international fraud that targeted Internet bidders.

Court documents say 33-year-old Adrian Ghighina of Bucharest, Romania, came to the United States in 2004 acting as a money mule in an online fraud conspiracy. Ghighina’s co-conspirators created fake online auctions for expensive…

Hacker Ring Busted in Romania

Romanian authorities have uncovered a cyber-crime network blamed for causing more than 13.5 million dollars in losses to firms in the United States, Britain, South Africa, Italy and Romania, AFP reports.

Police arrested 42 people and took them into custody Tuesday while several computers and hard disks were seized, according to a statement from the prosecutor’s office.

Ring members allegedly stole confidential Voice over IP…

Romanian Hackers Hit Out at Media Org

A group of enraged Romanian hackers have let loose against The Daily Telegraph for perceived insults against the Romanian people. The hackers, calling themselves the Romanian National Security group, defaced two subdomains of the Telegraph for alleged racism against Romanians.

The translated text of the defacing reads:

“We are sick and tired of seeing how some “garbage” like you try to mock our country. …