Beat against cybercrime: arrest in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate!

Beat against cybercrime: arrest in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate!

Darmstadt, Deutschland - Wiesbaden (ots)

A dramatic blow against organized crimes on the Internet! In an international surgery of the central office to combat internet crime (ZIT) of the general prosecutor's office in Frankfurt, supported by the Hessian State Criminal Police Office (HLKA) and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), two suspects were arrested on October 31. The two men, at the age of 19 and 28, are now under discussion because of severe cybercrime - a real thrill for the law enforcement officers!

The allegations against the two accused are serious. You are said to have sold drugs not only on the online platform "Flight RCS", but also operated the dangerous DDOS attack tool "DATT.CC"! This platform enabled criminals to paralyze websites and to set up chaos online. The investigation has shown how deeply the crime has penetrated into the cyber world and how many unsuspecting users can endanger!

extensive searches and international cooperation

At the coordinated raids in Frankfurt, Darmstadt, the Rhein-Lahn district and the Rheinisch-Bergische district, the officials searched a total of seven objects. The searches took place in close cooperation with international authorities, which also provided support in countries such as France, Greece, Iceland and the USA. The blow against the Underground Economy shows the power of international law enforcement!

The arrests and secured IT infrastructures are clear proof of the determination of security authorities. "There is no anonymity for criminals on the net," explains the chief prosecutor Dr. Benjamin Krause. The Vice President of the BKA, Martina Link, also confirmed: "We continue to be hard against cybercriminal approach!" The hunt for the world's shadow world has opened and the seriousness of these investigations could not be greater!