# Lots of cybercriminals caught last week

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**Created:** [June 28, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-cybercriminals-caught-last-week/723721 "2015-06-28T18:16:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-cybercriminals-caught-last-week/723721/1 "2015-06-28T18:16:18Z")

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In addition to monumental Supreme Court decisions involving [gay marriage](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gay-marriage-legalized-supreme-court-celebrations) and [health care](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-south-lost-the-civil-war-won-narrative-confederate-flag), decisions to [move forward from the confederacy](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-south-lost-the-civil-war-won-narrative-confederate-flag), law enforcement cracked down on some once successful and now accused cyber-thieves.

The alleged mastermind of a $55 million international ATM heist was charged in New York last week. The creator of the Blackshades trojan was sentenced to 5 years in the slammer. A 22 year old punk pleaded guilty to charges of swatting - calling in fake hostage or bomb threats with the intent of bringing a heavily armed cops to a particular address. Europol arrested 5 Ukraine nationals on charges of developing and distributing the ZeuS and SpyEye banking trojans.

So it was a pretty good week.

> **[A Busy Week for Ne’er-Do-Well News – Krebs on Security](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/06/a-busy-week-for-neer-do-well-news/)**
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> We often hear about the impact of cybercrime, but too seldom do we read about the successes that law enforcement officials have in apprehending those responsible and bringing them to justice. Last week was an especially busy time for cybercrime…