In the period from September 2015 to January 2016 unknown received unauthorized access to user pages in a social network "Vkontakte" changed the password and blocked access to their owners. Then he entered into correspondence with the users that were listed in the friends list of his victims and asked to specify the details of their Bank cards.

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In the period from September 2015 to January 2016 unknown received unauthorized access to user pages in a social network "Vkontakte" changed the password and blocked access to their owners. Then he entered into correspondence with the users that were listed in the friends list of his victims and asked to specify the details of their Bank cards.

Their requests motivated by the fact that cannot use their own card because it had expired or frozen, according to the website of the Investigative Committee in Hrodna region. Some users have complied with the request, and then deprived of money: an attacker to make purchases online or transfer funds into their accounts. On average, each user of the social network was stolen from 1 to 2 million rubles.

In the course of work has identified a suspect, who was 16-year-old resident of the city of Stolin, Brest region. Currently study computer technology of the suspect and victims, juveniles and seized the goods purchased by him.

the victims include residents of Grodno, Brest, Gomel, Vitebsk and Minsk regions. Other users of the social network who have suffered from these criminal actions, but had not applied to law enforcement agencies, can do so by phone: 8 (0152) 72-41-30, 79-79-20 or 102.

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