Computer Security Europol Arrests Hackers Behind Infinity Black Hacker Group

Europol Arrests Hackers Behind Infinity Black Hacker Group

infinity hacker group arrestedEuropol announced the arrest of five individuals from Poland who were a part of the Infinity Black hacking group. Working together, Swiss and Polish law enforcement, supported by Eurojust and Europol, managed to dismantle the organization involved in the creation and distribution of malware and hacking tools, fraud, and the theft and distribution of user credentials.

The group was created in the late days of 2018, mainly known for being behind the Infinity Black website, where they were selling access to stolen user credentials. The collections of credentials were put together after harvesting during data breaches of businesses.

Infinity Black was also using the hacking tools they sold, using their collected credentials to gain access to online accounts. The Europol press release on the matter mentioned the group was focusing on online services with loyalty programs. Infinity Black would gain access to accounts, then sell the logins to other criminals. Their clientele would then exchange the loyalty points from each account for products.

Authorities in Switzerland began the investigation into Infinity Black's operations when the group gained access to a large number of accounts of Swiss citizens. The criminals sold access to those to other criminals, causing financial losses and attracting attention.

Cross-Border Cooperation Led to Uncovering the Cybercriminals

Although the losses were estimated at 50,000 EUR, the group had access to accounts with the potential of causing damage for more than 610,000 EUR, according to Interpol. The agency added that fraudsters and hackers, among them, young adults and minors, were unmasked when they were using the stolen data in stores across Switzerland. Swiss police took the matter to Europol and Eurojust, which led to the arrest of five Polish citizens on April 30, 2020. During the arrests, Polish law enforcement said they seized electronics and external hard drives, and cryptocurrency worth around 100,000 EUR.

Police authorities seized two online platforms with databases number over 170 million stolen login credentials. One of them was believed to be DataSense[.]pw, while the original Infinity Black website wasn't among them since it went down in 2019.

The leader of Infinity Black, known under the moniker Azatej, is also believed to be among the arrested. Azatej was noticed to be absent by users on hacking forums after the arrests. Other known members of Infinity Black include Macien, TheN3RoX, and Kay, though it was uncertain whether they were arrested or not.

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