The Italian authorities have denounced a young man who got rich by offering false health certificates, a business that linked Russian hackers and with which he quickly earned thousands of euros and all kinds of luxury products.
The 17-year-old teenager who lived with his parents, was the Italian benchmark for a group of “dangerous” Russian hackers specialized in falsifying coronavirus certificates, explained the Italian Police.
Thanks to this network, which guaranteed more than 20,000 euros in a few months, had sought a high pace of life, buying expensive beauty products, cryptocurrencies, brand clothes and high-tech gadgets, all of which were requisitioned by the authorities.
The detainee’s parents said they were unaware of their son’s activity and believed that his wealth came from his services as a computer scientist for online gambling companies, police said in a statement.
His arrest and knowledge of his “modus operandi” was possible thanks to the complaint of a young woman from Genoa (Northern Italy) who came to him to get a coronavirus health certificate, essential in this country for social life.
Women, role models, I wanted a fake certificate so I could go to the gym and because he had a “certain aversion” to the vaccine. In this way, he sent the young Roman his documents and 150 euros until he realized that it was all a trap, as the “forger” began to extort money from her and ask for more money under the threat of reporting her to the authorities.
Finally, the girl decided to report, revealing a network of Russian pirates who accumulate private data of users that they used to open bank accounts, credit cards and profiles on the main electronic commerce platforms, among other crimes.
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