An alleged high-profile cybercriminal has been arrested in Morocco following an investigation by Interpol’s Cybercrime Directorate, Group-IB, and the Moroccan Police, officials report.
Acting under the signature name of ‘Dr Hex,’ the suspect is believed to have targeted thousands of unsuspecting victims over several years through global phishing, fraud, and carding activities involving credit card fraud.
In addition, he is also accused of defacing numerous websites by altering their appearance and content and targeting French-speaking communications companies, multiple banks, and multinational companies with malware campaigns.
The suspect is also alleged to have helped develop carding and phishing kits, which were then sold to other individuals through online forums to allow them to facilitate similar malicious campaigns against victims.
He also allegedly helped create carding and phishing kits sold via online forums so other attackers could launch similar malicious campaigns against victims. The Kits impersonate online banking institutions so the suspect and other attackers could steal sensitive data and defraud victims.
Group-IB determined that the suspect was involved in attacks on 134 websites from 2009-2018, leaving behind his signature name on web pages.
At a time of increasing cyber threats the INTERPOL urge, members of the public, businesses and organizations are reminded to protect themselves from phishing attempts by following the advice showcased in INTERPOL’s #WashYourCyberHands and #OnlineCrimeIsRealCrime campaigns.
Source: Interpol
