Department of Justice Disrupts International Cyber Crime Rings Distributing Scareware

U.S. Department of Justice June 22, 2011
Office of Public Affairs(202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888

WASHINGTON—Today the Department of Justice and the FBI, along with international law enforcement partners, announced the indictment of two individuals from Latvia and the seizure of more than 40 computers, servers and bank accounts as part of Operation Trident Tribunal, an ongoing, coordinated enforcement action targeting international cyber crime. The operation targeted international cyber crime rings that caused more than $74 million in total losses to more than one million computer users through the sale of fraudulent computer security software known as “scareware.â€