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Twin brothers accused of leading phishing gang busted by Russian police

Some of the worst offenders, the biggest breaches, and the baddest malware have come from Russia. Recent examples of major hacks carried out by Russian cybergangs include the compromise of the White House email system and the emails of President Obama. Yet Russian cybercrooks arent always so sophisticated, and their targets are not always governments and big businesses as often as not their victims are fellow Russians. Last month, authorities arrested members of a phishing gang based in St. Petersburg that the authorities say stole more than 12 million rubles (about $218,000 or 141,000)”]

Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/06/04/twin-brothers-accused-of-leading-phishing-gang-busted-by-russian-police/

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