Members of notorious cybercrime group Carbanak indicted

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday the indictment of members of the notorious Ukrainian cybercrime group Carbanak — Dmytro Fedorov, Fedir Hladyr and Andrii Kopakov. also known as Fin7, is a well-organized, almost businesslike, criminal outfit that stole credit card information using custom malware.

Why it matters: The U.S. indictment charges the group with attacks on over 100 victims in 47 states. Carbanak is one of the most aggressive criminal actors of its kind, using sophisticated social engineering techniques to lure victims — they would go as far as to call victims before sending a phishing email to set up the con.