Three Nigerian men have been arrested in Lagos as a result of an international operation codenamed “Killer Bee” targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia. The operation was led by Interpol in collaboration with law enforcement agencies of 11 Southeast Asian countries.
The three men, aged between 31 and 38, are suspected of using Remote Access Trojans (RATs), such as Agent Tesla, to reroute financial transactions, stealing confidential online connection details from corporate organizations, including oil and gas companies in South East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Interpol did not share how much money the suspects managed to steal from the victims.
According to the agency’s announcement, one of the suspects has been charged and convicted of three counts of serious financial fraud and now faces a 12-month prison sentence, while the two other men are still on trial.
Earlier this month, Interpol announced the arrest of a Nigerian man believed to be a leader a transnational cybercrime syndicate known as SilverTerrier that launched mass phishing campaigns and BEC schemes targeting companies and individual users across four continents.