GSB hack latest - one of the seven gang members is Russian national

[webfact]

GSB hack latest - one of the seven gang members is Russian national

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- The head of the police team investigating the hack of the Government Savings Bank ATMs last month has said that there were around seven individuals involved in three separate groups.

 

And one of the men has been named as a 29 year old Russian national.

 

A total of 21 ATMs were hit by the gang who introduced malware into the system then took out the cash in 40,000 baht lots, reported Thairath. Police said at the weekend that UK cards were used to trick the machines into spewing out the cash for the gang.

 

ATMs were hit in Phuket, Surat, Chumporn, Prajuab Khirikhan, Petchaburi and Bangkok and let to the temporary shutdown of the GSB system.

 

Panya Mamen leading the investigation attended a two hour meeting of police in Phuket yesterday discussing the case. 

 

He said that the first group of men rented a Vios and drove from Phuket to Petchaburi and back hitting ATMs along the way.

 

The second group attacked Phuket and then flew to continue their spree in Bangkok while a third operated in the Pangnga area.

 

Four vehicles were involved - apart from the Vios there was a Fortuner and a Civic and one other yet unidentified. 

 

Police understand that the man who rented the Fortuner is Russian national Rustam Shambasov, 29, who arrived in Phuket on July 14th from Beijing and left from Suvarnabhumi on August 1st.

 

An arrest warrant is expected to be issued for him soon. He was seen in Phuket wearing a t-shirt with the word "DETROIT" emblazoned on it.

 

Source: Thairath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-08-30

[rkidlad]

"Police understand that the man who rented the Fortuner is Russian national Rustam Shambasov, 29, who arrived in Phuket on July 14th from Beijing and left from Suvarnabhumi on August 1st.

 

An arrest warrant is expected to be issued for him soon. He was seen in Phuket wearing a t-shirt with the word "DETROIT" emblazoned on it"

 

But he's left the country already, right? Was he also seen in Phuket eating som tam? 

[sahibji]

if a russian is also  involved then your search area is extended beyond eastern europe.

 

and TAT was thinking of getting more tourists from russia.

[justaphase]

And the others are Russians..

[BlindMagician]

"...Vios there was a Fortuner and a Civic.."

Relevant?

[NextStationBangkok]

DACOIT or DETROIT  ?

 

If he used fake passport, there is no way they can deduct this. It is highly sophisticated attack on ATMs in Thailand.

 

Glad that bank found it faster, because firstly the bank had no idea the transaction is happened during the malware was functioning.

[silent]

1 hour ago, BlindMagician said:

"...Vios there was a Fortuner and a Civic.."

Relevant?

 

Credit where credits due. At least they're not convinced the suspect returned to somewwhere in the USA..

[MobileContent]

I am not surprised that a Russian was involved. I would also guess a Ukrainian and someone from Belarus or Moldova was involved too. After all those hackers are some of the best in the world. They should have actually contacted the big banks to show them the vulnerably of their systems and collect a fat consulting fee to work directly with the banks. That is the difference between hackers from Western Europe and Eastern Europe. In the West they hack a banking system and inform the banks as they get the kick by penetrating a system but from Eastern Europe its about getting away with a big stash of money.

 

 

[petermik]

I find this hard to believe

[hanssna]

Great job... the found out one is a Russian. And now... ?

[AleksM]

He is not Russian national bcs he has Muslim name. 

[little mary sunshine]

Russians., should stay in Siberia !

[manhood]

Well that title of the article should be: Out of 7 thais gang members, 1 is a russian...bla bla bla...

 

And it takes weeks to have an arrest warrant.....wow, that really is very effective! You think the russian guy is comng back ??

 

[Veeke]

http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/atm-robbery-in-thiruvananthapuram-police-foreigners.html

In a hi-tech ATM robbery in Kerala the Police arrested Romanian national - Is it they were just testing there technique for large scale robberies world over - or that the Kerala Police is smarter than Thai Police???

 

[starchild5]

Members who are bashing Thai Cops have no right as your country is doing worse. Europe is the reason for ATM skimming. UK has not done anything. All the criminals hide in UK in the name of human rights.

 

What has all these developed countries with supposedly great CSI team, crime lab done to stop this..NOTHING ZERO NADA...Now these criminals are all over the world.

 

Its nearly impossible to extradite a criminal from Europe due to human rights BS.

 

Thailand has busted more Eastern European ATM skimmers than combined Europe ever did.

 

Now,  one can safely say...like 

 

Not all Muslims are terrorist but every terrorist is a Muslim AKA

 

Not all ATM skimmers are Europeans but every European caught is a skimmer.

 

Thai cops are doing great compared to good for nothing UK, European cops failed with ISIS failed with refugees, failed with ATM skimmers ..sigh

 

 

 

[smotherb]

39 minutes ago, AleksM said:

He is not Russian national bcs he has Muslim name. 

Do they let you out alone? Next time they do, try researching the Muslim population of Russia.

[drbamboo]

Unheard, a Russian.... and the other six. I am far from being Russian, but why it has any importance?

Anyhow, the other six should not be Thai. The malware was written in English

[masuk]

2 hours ago, NextStationBangkok said:

DACOIT or DETROIT  ?

 

If he used fake passport, there is no way they can deduct this. It is highly sophisticated attack on ATMs in Thailand.

 

Glad that bank found it faster, because firstly the bank had no idea the transaction is happened during the malware was functioning.

What do you mean 'deduct this"?

[digibum]

12 minutes ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Incredible the amount of news articles this 'crime' has generated. 

 

A child gets stabbed, killed, raped and there's a quick story about it then that's it.

 

Think about it folks, there's a war on for your mind.

 

Not just this story but look at any of the major newspapers in Thailand, English or Thai language.  It's all drama driven.  Yes, the 24 news cycle is alive and well everywhere but in Thailand it's not about the same things that captivate the rest of the world, it's petty arguments between politicians, absurd pronouncements by government officials that have zero credibility, land deals gone bad, etc.  

 

North Korea could launch an atomic missile at Japan and it wouldn't make the front page of a Thai newspaper.  Unless a Thai was injured it never happened.  

 

No, the front page would be the PM said this or that.  Some Thai quasi-celebrity feels defamed by something someone said about her.  The police have another lead in the latest crime which is dominating the news that will go nowhere.  The minister of education promises that every Thai will be speaking perfect English in six weeks.  

 

It's all misdirection.  Thais (well, most people, not just Thais) love drama.  The constant stream of theatrical nonsense obscures the truth that isn't being reported. 

 

It's not like they're going to get real news anyway.  

 

 

 

[eliotness]

The article says UK cards were used to remove the money in 40,000 lots.  I thought you could only get 10,00 baht a day.  Has the Thai banking rules changed, or did the hackers manage to make the machines spew out an increased amount ?

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, BlindMagician said:

"...Vios there was a Fortuner and a Civic.."

Relevant?

They are showing you how smart they are well up to a point anyways. The chickens have flown the coop. Yes bring in more Ivan's from Russia. You win a lot and as in this case you lose a few.

[FredNL]

Quote: " Police understand that the man who rented the Fortuner is Russian national Rustam Shambasov, 29, who arrived in Phuket on July 14th from Beijing and left from Suvarnabhumi on August 1st. "

Quote from an earlier post: "The passport names Rustem Shambasov as renting a white Fortuner from P&D Tour in Saiyuan, Rawai, Phuket, from July 25-28"

Quote from: http://www.thephuketnews.com/cops-release-atm-theft-suspect-images-58854.php#ih1SjBUqemofSkKl.97

"Assuring the thefts, which took place during Aug 1-8, did not affect customer accounts, GSB president Chartchai Payuhanaveechai said the gang targeted 21 ATMs in at least six provinces."

 

So this Russian is NOT involved with all the hacks done after August 1st. 

So, who is talking bull$#!t?  The RTP or the newspapers ???

[Thaidream]

The breakdown is the bank's security system and protocols. With the proper security in place- this type of malware would be noticed immediately. In fact,  it was noticed because the hackers sent a signal that was read as false several times and then it was ignored. they then sent a actual signal and instead of security checking each signal- they ignored it. The bank can blame everyone else but the fault lies with the bank that is hacked. The majority of Thai banks will let you have a maximum of 20 notes, some for  up to 30. However, the malware set the ATM to spit out 40 notes and then reset back to what its normal protocol was. The bank did not find out until they started to reconcile the ATM count. There has to be more than 7 people involved- they hit 21 ATM machines in different parts of the country.

[Jim walker]

I just hope the Thai Police send a nasty worded letter to the Russian suspect and a copy of his arrest warrant, and with a bit of luck he might accidently return to Thailand and then decide to hand himself in and confess to any wrongdoing on his part, even just to clear his conscious so that he can sleep easy at night instead of waiting for the knock on the door from the international branch of the Thai police.     

[Thaidream]

That's not how it works.  The Thai police have to issue an arrest warrant and then request an Interpol alert and also Russian assistance to see if they can track him down. They do not send Thai polie abroad except to pick up a person who has been extradited. I doubt he would come back to Thailand except under another name and passport. The perps have a goodly amount of cash which can buy many things to hide their presence in a foreign country. If I had to guess- they are still somewhere in Asia planning their next ATM attack . They have left a good trail and clues plus the banks will now harden their security and upgrade their software and protocols.

[Stardust314]

Snowden hack usa .   

[GOLDBUGGY]

Why does this news not surprise me? I could imagine something like this going on without a Russian involved.