Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Office of the Attorney General, the activities of an organized group have been uncovered, whose members unlawfully interfered with the operation of state and banking electronic systems and embezzled funds.

According to the investigation, the group members illegally accessed the state application for electronic services Diia, as well as the online banking services of several financial institutions.

Using software, they arranged credit agreements in the name of citizens and received funds. This caused significant losses to banking institutions.

The detained individuals have been notified of suspicion for unauthorized interference in the operation of electronic information systems (part 5 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and fraud committed in particularly large amounts by an organized group (part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 

The prosecution has prepared a motion for the selection of a preventive measure for the suspects. 

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings is being conducted by the Main Investigation Department of the National Police of Ukraine with operational support from the Cybersecurity Department of the SBU and the Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.