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Hackers: Elvis Rafael Rodriguez (left) and Emir Yasser Yeje (right), of New York were arrested for the robbery |
Kiyo: Seven cyber hackers
have been charged with stealing $45 million from 27 countries worldwide in one
of the world's biggest ever bank heists.
The
sophisticated cyber criminals are said to have stolen the cash from thousands
of bank automated teller machines in just 10 hours.
They
used hacked debit-card data to make 40,500 transactions worldwide, U.S.
prosecutors said today.
Authorities
said they arrested these seven U.S. citizens and residents of Yonkers, New
York: Jael Mejia Collado, Joan Luis Minier Lara, Evan Jose Peña, Jose Familia
Reyes, Elvis Rafael Rodriguez, Emir Yasser Yeje and Chung Yu-Holguin.
The
eighth defendant charged in the indictment, Alberto Yusi Lajud-Peña, also known
as 'Prime' and 'Albertico,' was murdered on April 27 in the Dominican Republic,
according to prosecutors.
Lynch
said it was unclear whether the murder was related to the cybercrime case.
Members
of the global criminal organization hacked into two credit card processors and
used stolen data to make the withdrawals, during two separate coordinated
incidents in December 2012 and February 2013, the Justice Department said.