Two global tech companies were targeted in a $100 million via a sophisticated cyber crime attack.
Acting US Attorney Joon H. Kim said in a statement, “This case should serve as a wake-up call to all companies – even the most sophisticated – that they too can be victims of phishing attacks by cyber-criminals. And this arrest should serve as a warning to all cyber-criminals that we will work to track them down, wherever they are, to hold them accountable.”
A Lithuanian national has been arrested for defrauding two major tech companies out of $100 million by pretending to be a business affiliate. Acting US Attorney Joon H. Kim A man has been arrested for defrauding two unnamed multinational internet companies out of over US $100 million (£80 million) using sophisticated whaling attacks.