Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers
Australian and US authorities collaborated to identify and charge the alleged cybercriminals, who face many years in prison. The post Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Two men suspected of being members of the notorious cybercrime group TeamPCP have been arrested and charged by Australian authorities.
The suspects, Ruben Ian Thomson, 21, and Louis Michael Gaebler, 23, have been arrested in Perth. They face several charges related to their alleged role in a cybercrime syndicate that is believed to have caused financial losses totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
Thomson, described by the FBI as the alleged leader of the group, has been charged with five types of offenses related to computer hacking and money laundering. He faces between 3 and 20 years in prison for each charge. Gaebler has been charged with computer hacking, and the most serious counts carry a maximum prison sentence of 5 years.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/australia-arrests-2-alleged-teampcp-hackers/
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