A man and his wife from Romania are penetrating more than 123 police surveillance cameras in Washington.

in #news7 years ago

The US prosecutors have charged two Romanians with piracy on computers belonging to the Columbia District Police in Washington. Some of the media reported that "the suspects in this process are Romanian Internet pirates, the couple Mihai Alexandro Esfanca, 25, and Evelyn Sismaro, 28, We were able to access 123 surveillance systems of the local police out of 187 cameras, located in the streets of the province.
The attacks began last January when some computers were able to access some of the computers in order to blackmail some people with the videotapes they would receive. They also intended to send threatening messages to some foreign countries to blackmail them and threaten that they could penetrate existing surveillance systems And the destruction of the organs that control these systems. "

The Ministry of Justice said in a statement that the perpetrators intended to use camera computers to send Ransomware to more than 179,600 e-mail addresses and extort money from the victims.
"Instead of meeting ransom demands, the Metropolitan Police Department has taken storage devices now, removing infections and re-booting systems throughout the city, and ensuring that the surveillance camera system is safe and fully operational," Ann said.

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