Friday, December 5, 2014

Australia News (ABC) reports 77 Chinese arrested in Kenya accused of Cybercrime network attacking Banking and telecom system.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-05/dozens-of-chinese-held-in-kenya-in-cyber-bust/5945610

Other interesting tidbits
  1. Running mysterious "command centre" from upmarket houses in the capital Nairobi
  2. "preparing to raid the country's communication systems".
  3. equipment capable of infiltrating bank accounts, Kenya's M-Pesa mobile banking system and ATMs.
  4. "being in the country illegally and operating radio equipment" without the necessary permits.
  5. "military-style dormitories".
  6. "China promised to send investigators to work with ours on this matter," 
  7. the group were making microchips for ATM cards 
Maybe most interesting of all:
China, a major investor in Kenya's infrastructure and communications networks and hailed earlier this year by president Uhuru Kenyatta as "an honourable partner" for east Africa's largest economy

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