Multinational Bank Phishing Bust Stings 101 Suspects
The Department of Justice says they have indicted fifty four people in the U.S. in connection with a multinational phishing scheme. Over all, one hundred and one suspects were taken into custody. Bonus points are awarded to the DoJ for adding insult to injury with the goofy-*** "Operation Phish Phry" name.
The Department of Justice says they have indicted fifty four people in the U.S. in connection with a multinational phishing scheme. Over all, one hundred and one suspects were taken into custody. Bonus points are awarded to the DoJ for adding insult to injury with the goofy-*** "Operation Phish Phry" name.
The U.S. arrests were in California, Nevada and North Carolina, according to Thom Mrozek, a Department of Justice spokesperson. As of Thursday afternoon, 36 U.S. suspects had been taken into custody. The woman in Los Angeles was still at large. Among those arrested was the alleged U.S. ringleader, Kenneth Joseph Lucas, who was named in each of the indictment's 51 counts. Two other Californians, Nichole Michelle Merzi and Jonathan Preston Clark, were also arrested and described as key participants.
