"The police found that a resident of the Lviv region, having the necessary skills in programming, created the website xakercki-poslygu [. ] hol. es. On this site, the attacker offered his services for hacking accounts, e-mail boxes and the like. All correspondence between him and clients occurred through a closed community that was administered by an attacker on the same social network, "the Department of CyberPolicy.

In the cyberpolicy noted that during communication with clients, he also sent them a link to the supposedly feedback form. Instead, users went to a phishing page that compromised the logins and passwords of social network users.

In the future, the attacker checked the received authorization data on all social networks and popular web resources. Having access to the accounts, blocked the owners access to them, by changing the password. When the access was returned, the hacker demanded money. The amounts he requested varied depending on the solvency of the victim.

In addition, in the same community, disguised as an application for hacking social networks, the attacker has posted malicious software for free download. It was intended for unauthorized interference with the operation of mobile phones with the "Android" operating system, which resulted in the hacker being able to view the telephone book, photos and records of the victim's incoming and outgoing calls.

It is noted that the suspect has already been informed of the suspicion of committing more than two dozen crimes, and the case was sent to the court.