A prolific hacking group behind hundreds of cyberattacks on restaurants just lost its leaders, says the US Justice Department. On Wednesday, the DOJ said it had arrested three high-ranking members of the international hacking group FIN7. The cybercrime ring was behind attacks on restaurants like Chipotle, Chili’s, and Arby’s, according to indictments unsealed by the department.
The hacking group allegedly stole 15 million credit card records after striking more than 3,600 locations in 47 states. FIN7 hit more than 100 US companies, with a focus on restaurants, hotels and gaming establishments, Western District US attorney Annette Hayes said during a Wednesday press conference. A prolific hacking group behind hundreds of cyberattacks on restaurants just lost its leaders, says the US Justice Department. The hacking group allegedly stole 15 million credit card records after striking more than 3,600 locations in 47 states. FIN7 hit more than 100 US companies, with a focus on restaurants, hotels and gaming establishments, Western District US attorney Annette Hayes said during a Wednesday press conference.
The emails arrived with a malware-laced word-processing file attached, which pretended to make an order for catering. The file “appeared to be harmless,” said Jay Tabb Jr., an FBI agent involved in the investigation, and the hackers “would often accompany the emails with phone calls in attempts to get [victims] to open the attachment.”The campaign of attacks is estimated to have cost tens of millions of dollars in damages, Hayes said. FIN7 also carried out attacks against businesses in France, the UK and Australia. “We are under no illusion that we have taken this group down all together,” Hayes said, “but we have made a significant impact.” The three FIN7 members are all Ukrainian nationals and have been charged with 26 felony counts of computer hacking, identity theft and wire fraud. The first arrest occurred in January, when Fedir Hladyr was caught in Germany and extradited to the US. [Source: C|Net]
