With the help of The one from Interpol cybercrime unit, Brazilian authorities recently made progress in combating the infamous Grandoreiro banking trojan operation with the arrest of five suspects allegedly associated with the group.
The Grandereri malware first appears through phishing emails disguised as respectable organizations. After gaining access, the malware tracks user activity via keyboard input and collects data from the device, such as usernames, operating system information, and banking identifiers. according to Interpol, which did not release the names of the suspects.
Interpol, together with Trend Micro, Kaspersky, Group-IB and Scitum, analyzed the group’s malware samples collected by authorities in Brazil and Spain.
“This operational success clearly highlights the importance of sharing intelligence through Interpol and why we are committed to acting as a bridge between the public and private sectors,” explained Craig Jones, director of Interpol’s cybercrime unit. ‘Interpol, in the Interpol press release. “It also lays the foundation for further cooperation in the region.”
With Interpol’s assistance in evaluating the data, law enforcement was able to identify matches between the malware samples, which led them to the cybercriminals. Authorities conducted house searches in five different states and arrested five administrators of the group, who worked as programmers and operators.