In the arrest of two Greek hackers who created malicious software codenamed "Lecpetex"And infect hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide, violating electronic systems through a social networking site, the Electronic Crime Prosecution proceeded on Thursday.
In his statements, the head of the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office, Manolis Sfakianakis, who received the congratulations of the Minister of Public Order, Vassilis Kikilias, said that this is the most important case handled by the Electronic Crime Prosecution, with serious implications for the global online computing system .
"We have managed to prevent a major threat to computer security, which has caused major problems for millions of Internet users around the world," he said.
The action of the hacker
The two hackers sent users of the social networking page personal messages, with malicious software attached, which infected their computer when users opened the file. The Lecpetex virus has the ability to self-propagate, infecting all of the initially challenged user's contacts by sending them automatically, similar malicious messages.
In this way, the number of infected computers was geometrically expanding, making the virus one of the world's most serious threats to malware.
Their goal was to use the computing power of hundreds of thousands of infected machines to produce virtual money mining.
In addition, they were embezzling the codes access e-wallets with bitcoins, which they transferred to e-wallets under their control.
They then converted euro-currency coins into euro using the services of dedicated electronic exchanges available on the internet, eventually collecting the illegal profits.
At the same time, they stole various passwords from e-mails and accounts of all kinds (e-banking, Paypal etc.) and registered them in a database. A typical example, the interception of the security code (password) of the e-mail address of the Ministry of Shipping, in content which the perpetrators gained access to.
It is noted that at the expense of the two arrested, a file was filed, for the formation of and involvement in a gang-organized gang, computer fraud, computer privacy violations, and violation of personal data protection legislation.
