MIA officers neutralize criminal group involved in cybethefts

ArmInfo. Officers from the General Department of Criminal Police of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs have suppressed the activities of a criminal group  suspected of carrying out computer theft on an especially large  scale, as reported by the MIA press service.

According to the ministry, the Cybercrime Department received  operational information that a group of individuals had established a  criminal organization in the Bagrevand district of Yerevan to carry  out large- scale cyberthefts. During the investigative operations,  the identities of the suspected participants, their number, and their  schedule were established. It was also discovered that access to the  area was restricted by by security personnel hired specifically to  guard the facility. A criminal investigation was reportedly  initiated, and on June 15, officers from the Investigative Committee  and the Criminal Police conducted a surprise raid.

"As a result of the search, digital storage devices, handwritten  notes, foreign ID cards, mobile phones, and foreign phone numbers  relevant to the investigation were seized," the Ministry's statement  reads.  Furthermore, acting on information provided by one of the  detainees, law enforcement officials discovered two handguns and  corresponding ammunition on the second floor of the building.  The  Ministry of Internal Affairs noted that the Cybercrime Department  continues to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in EU member  states and the United States to establish to the full scope of the  alleged criminal activity, the methods used, and the identities of  all involved parties.