Europol announced today that Spanish police have arrested a man suspect of being the mastermind behind the Carbanak hacking group. Europol said the group also known as Cobalt had carried out over 100 hacks across 40 different countries, stealing over 1 billion ($1.24 billion) per heist. The group’s activities can be split in three main phases, depending on the malware they used for attacks: 2013 – 2014 the group developed and used Anunak malware and targeted mainly financial institutions and ATM networks.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/leader-of-carbanak-cobalt-hacker-group-who-stole-over-1bil-arrested-in-spain/