A sophisticated cybergang has deployed malware to mine cryptocurrency and steal personal details from over 400,000 victims, according to a press release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio. The group, based in Bucharest, Romania, sold the stolen details on the dark web. It’s believed the crimes were perpetrated by members of the ‘Bayrob Group’, an infamous Romanian hacking group that has been operating since 2007. Bayrob Group members Bogdan Nicolescu and Radu Miclaus, both 37, were extradited to the US to face charges of cybercrime and fraud, for which they received 20 and 18-year federal prison sentences respectively. FBI special agent Eric Smith, who led the case, said: “These sentences handed down today reflect the

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