COURT DOC: Thirty-six Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Transnational Criminal Organization Responsible for More than $530 Million in Losses from Cybercrimes

A federal indictment was unsealed today charging 36 individuals for their alleged roles in the Infraud Organization, an Internet-based cybercriminal enterprise engaged in the large-scale acquisition, sale, and dissemination of stolen identities, compromised debit and credit cards, personally identifiable information, financial and banking information, computer malware, and other contraband.

According to the indictment, the Infraud Organization was created in October 2010 by Svyatoslav Bondarenko aka ‘Obnon,’ aka ‘Rector,’ aka ‘Helkern,’ 34, of Ukraine, to promote and grow interest in the Infraud Organization as the premier destination for carding purchasing retail items with counterfeit or stolen credit card information on the Internet. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)